Time Frame Artifact Type Title Description
1910 Photo Four Coal Miners in 1910

Four coal miners in 1910.
1832 Video Black Hawk Treaty

In 1832 Sac and Fox Indians turned over their land to the U.S. government.
1956 Photo Highway Construction

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 set off the biggest highway building boom in the nation's and Iowa's history. Iowa's first segment of interstate highway, I-35/I-80 at the southwest edge of Des Moines, was opened in 1958.
1912 Photo Eureka Bridge Construction on the Lincoln Highway (2 of 4)

The Lincoln Highway later became U.S. 30. The Eureka Bridge is located east of Jefferson in Greene County and is still being used. The sign on the bridge reads: Erected by Marsh Engineers Co. Material Supplied by D. Milligan Co. Hawkeye (illegible) Cement (illegible).
1912 Photo Lead smelting furnace

Lead smelting furnace. Lead was a natural resource that became very important to the lives of many Iowans. Lead ore was smelted to produce lead shot. The small round pellets were used as ammunition for rifles. This photo was taken near Dubuque, Iowa, circa 1912.
1800's Video Diseases on the Frontier

In the 1800s sickness and death were common on the Iowa frontier. Cholera and malaria were common. Herbs and teas were used by pioneers to treat illnesses.
1975 Video Iowans Open Their Hearts

Former Iowa Governor Robert Ray discusses Iowa's response to the Tai Dam refugees in 1975.