Time Frame Artifact Type Title Description
1912 Photo Eureka Bridge Construction on the Lincoln Highway (4 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.
1920 Photo 'Inpassable' Dirt Road

This handmade sign warned drivers that the road was impassable. (The sign maker wasn't a good speller!) Before hard-surfaced roads, Iowa's dirt roads became a sticky, muddy quagmire.
1965 Video Legislative History

The last time the Democrats controlled the governor’s office and both chambers of the General Assembly was 1965. It proved to be a monumental session.
1910s Video African-American Athletes at the University

Dr. Philip Hubbard (1921-2002), first African-American professor at the University of Iowa, recalls early athletes.
pre-1938 Photo Downtown Buffalo Center

Early dirt roads in downtown Buffalo Center, Iowa. Pre-1938.
1863 Video Iowans Rebuild Railroad

Confederate troops destroyed railroad tracks in 1863, and Iowan Grenville Dodge organized men to rebuild them. Soldiers and freed slaves did the back-breaking work.
1884 Photo Covered Bridge

Wooden covered bridges were built in Iowa between 1855 and 1884. The bridges were roofed to keep the rain, snow and ice off the flooring and beams, thus preventing rotting of the wood and prolonging their life.