Time Frame Artifact Type Title Description
1999 Photo Workers During Restoration of Capitol, 1999

Workers moving decorative stone pieces in place during restoration of the state capitol. In 1983 a major restoration project began on the exterior and interior of the state capitol in Des Moines. The project took about 18 years to complete.
1979 Video The Need is Immediate

Former chief of Iowa's Bureau of Refugee Services Wayne Johnson talks about changes in refugee services in Iowa over the years.
1898 Photo Spanish-American War Soldiers

The 50th Iowa Infantry Regiment at Camp Cuba Libra in Jacksonville, Florida, during the summer of 1898.
ca. 1940's Video World War II Veteran: Ray Schleihs

In April of 1944, 27-year old Second Lieutenant Ray Schleihs of Johnston, was starting his overseas tour of duty. Schleihs had joined the Army Air Corps in March of 1942 and was now piloting B-17 Flying Fortresses from a base in Framlingham, England.
1900 Photo Miners with mule-drawn cart

Miners with mule-drawn cart moving through shaft of Smoky Hollow mine No. 10. Hiteman, Iowa. ca. 1900.
1999 Photo Restoration of Urns at Capitol, 1999

During the restoration of the Iowa Capitol in the 1990s, urns eroded by the severities of Iowa's weather were replaced by new ones cut from Indiana limestone.
1912 Photo Punched pearl button shells

Employees sitting on a pile of punched shells at Schreur's Pearl Button Factory. Muscatine, IA, ca. 1912.
1910 Photo Interior view of the Mason Motor Car Company

Interior view of the Mason Motor Car Company. Des Moines, Iowa. ca. 1910.
1800's Video Prairie Fires on the Frontier

In the 1800s prairie fires were common occurrences. They swept across the land wiping out everything in their paths.
ca. 1940's Video World War II Veteran: Aurelio Barron

During the battle for Faid (fa-YEED) Pass, Sergeant Barron's mortar squad was nearby, perched on a hill, waiting to protect the retreating Allied troops. Barron began to survey the road below his position with binoculars.