| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: John Phillips | In January of 1945, 22 year-old John Phillips of Waterloo was part of a group of replacement troops sent to the 106th Infantry Division fighting the Battle of the Bulge. After taking the town of Medell, Belgium, Phillips took a small group of men just beyond where most of his unit was camped. |
| 1890 | Photo | View From the Capitol, ca. 1890 | View of Des Moines taken from the newly finished capitol, ca. 1890. |
| 1871 | Photo | Workers Pose at Des Moines Capitol, 1871 | In 1871 on a hill overlooking the Des Moines River, workers stop to pose during groundbreaking for the foundation of Iowa's first permanent capitol. |
| 1929-1939 | Video | The New Deal Brings Relief | The New Deal brought relief to many Iowans by providing jobs. Government projects brought electricity to Iowa farms and introduced conservation projects all over the state. |
| 1940 | Photo | Spring plowing | Spring plowing. Greene County, April 1940. |
| ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: Richard Henneman | World War II veteran, Richard Henneman, reflects on the cold winter in France, Germany and Belgium as a tank driver. He remembers the 5 members of his tank unit. |
| 2000 | Photo | Mississippi River From Pike's Peak | View of the Mississippi River from Pike's Peak. |
| 1975 | Video | Returning Vietnam Veterans Want Change | Dr. Philip Hubbard (1921-2002), first African-American professor at the University of Iowa, talks about expectations of Vietnam vets returning to Iowa. |
| 1800's | Video | Pioneer Children | Life on the frontier in the 1800s was lonely and hard for pioneer children. |
| 1907-2006 | Video | Maytag Washers | The Maytag company produced clothes washers. The new machines eased the drudgery of wash day for women on the farms and in towns. |