Time Frame Artifact Type Title Description
1870 Illustration Snapshot of painting showing the Icarian colony.

This is a snapshot of an oil painting done by Icarian artist John Schroeder in 1870. It depicts the Icarian colony. The photo of the painting was taken in 1965.
Early to Mid 1900's Video Farm Chores

Early farm children had many chores to do every day. Caring for animals was one important duty.
1975 Video A Wonderful Risk

Former president of the Des Moines Register, Michael Gartner, talks about the risks involved with welcoming refugees to a state.
early to mid-19th century Photo Majestic Riverboat Reigned on the Mississippi

Steamboats reigned on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers in the early to mid-19th century. But steamboat travel ended as the lumber industry diminished and railroads came to dominate transportation.
Late 1930's to Early 1940's Video Farmers at Work in the Past

Two farmers work together. One drives a tractor pulling a wagon carrying the second man. A farm dog runs through the field.
ca. 1860's Photo Annie Wittenmyer, 1860s

Annie Wittenmyer of Keokuk was in charge of hospital kitchens for the Union army during the Civil War. 1860s.
1890 Photo Horse-drawn Plow and Early Contour Farming

An early use of contour farming where crop rows match the natural lay of the land. This Iowa farmer is plowing with equipment pulled by horses.