Time Frame Artifact Type Title Description
1929-1939 Video The Great Depression: Transient Men

During the Great Depression many men were forced to leave home to find work where they could.
1914 Photo Solbrig airborne and racing

Oscar Solbrig airborne and racing through the sky, Davenport, Iowa, 1914.
1896-1917 Photo Merle D. Hay

Private Merle D. Hay was an Iowa native from Glidden. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in May of 1917. He was sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, and then to France. He and two other soldiers were killed on November 3 during a German invasion. Private Hay was the first Iowan killed in World War I.
1979 Video Refugee Camp in Southeast Asia

Former US Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn describes conditions in a refugee camp in Southeast Asia. Governors from several US states, including Governor Robert Ray from Iowa, visited the camp in 1979.
ca. 1940's Video World War II Veteran: Kenneth Lubben (Ken)

Kenneth Lubben served in the Army as a PFC in the 546th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion, called the coast artillery corps at the time. He served January 1943- January 1946.
2004 Video Viva Columbus Junction

Teenagers and educators from Columbus Junction, Iowa, who are committed to helping Hispanic immigrants adapt to life in Iowa, are featured. This program aired in 2004.
1919 Photo World War I Victory Arch at State Capitol, 1919

A victory arch was constructed on the capitol grounds to welcome the return of the 168th Infantry to Des Moines in 1919.
1975 Video The Right Thing to Do

Former Iowa Governor Robert Ray talks about his decision to bring refugees from Southeast Asia to Iowa to live in 1975.
Mid 1800's Video Stagecoach Travel

Traveling by stagecoach in the mid-1800s was not always a pleasant experience.
ca. 1940's Video World War II Veteran: Robert A. Helgerson (Bob)

Like many other young men during World War II, Robert "Bob" Helgerson describes leaving school to join to the Navy. He talks about his jobs onboard ship, breaking codes, being torpedoed and being on ship that was attacked by kamikaze.