| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | Video | Annie Wittenmeyer Works for Soldiers | During the Civil War, in 1864, Iowan Annie Wittenmeyer created diet kitchens to provide food and rest for wounded soldiers. |
| ca. 1915 | Photo | Early Automobile Sunday Drive | Few inventions have had more impact on 20th century America than the automobile. The first automobiles displayed in Iowa were shown at a fair in Linn County in 1899. |
| 1968 | Video | King Assassination | Former Governor Harold Hughes (1922-1996) describes learning about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in 1968. |
| 1975 | Video | Iowa Responds | Former Iowa Governor Robert Ray talks about Iowa's response to a plea from the President of the United States asking Americans to help refugees from Southeast Asia in 1975. |
| 1831-1916 | Photo | Grenville Dodge | Grenville Dodge was a Civil War hero, politician and railroad builder. |
| 1896-1922 | Video | Civil Rights Organizations | Elaine Graham Estes, longtime director of the Des Moines Public Library, discusses the civil rights movement in Iowa. |
| 1939 | Photo | Inspecting ears of hybrid seed corn | Inspecting ears of hybrid seed corn. Reinbeck, Iowa. September, 1939. |