| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | Video | Impact of World War II on the U.S. Economy and Workforce | America's involvement in World War II had a significant impact on the economy and workforce of the United States. The United States was still recovering from the impact of the Great Depression and the unemployment rate was hovering around 25%. Our involvement in the war soon changed that rate. |
| 1930s | Video | The Great Depression, the Family Farm and the New Deal | Although the Great Depression began in 1929, hard times had started about ten years earlier for many rural farmers. The Farm Security Administration (FSA) was created in 1933 to come to the aid of agricultural workers and family farmers. |
| 1940s | Video | An Iowan Joins the Tuskegee Airmen During World War II | First Lieutenant Luther Smith | The Tuskegee Airmen, officially known as the 332nd fighter group, were the first African Americans to fly planes in the U.S. military. |
| 1979 | Video | Newspapers Raise Awareness | Former Des Moines Register president, Michael Gartner, describing his conversation with former US Ambassador to Cambodia Kenneth M. Quinn about the situation in refugee camps in Southeast Asia in 1979. |
| ca. 1892 | Photo | The Flax Palace, 1890 | The Flax Palace was built in 1890 on the Winnebago County Fairgrounds. It was inspired by the Corn Palace of Sioux City, Iowa, and was paid for by Forest City business owners. Ten acres of flax were harvested to decorate the exterior of the structure. |
| Early to Mid 1900's | Video | Soil Makes It Possible | Over the years many changes came to farmers in Iowa. Tractors replaced horses and electricity came to rural areas. But the rich soil is what makes farming possible--a reason for conserving the land. |
| 1940 | Photo | Relief line | Men waiting in line outside the city mission. The first 25 were fed. Dubuque, Iowa. April, 1940. |