Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
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Early 1800's to Early 1900's | Video | One-room Schoolhouse | There were no grade levels in Iowa country schools. One teacher taught up to 15 students of varying ages. |
1900 | Photo | The House of Representatives' Chambers | The House of Representatives' chambers in the state capitol. |
1914 | Photo | Solbrig's first successful flight | Oscar Solbrig waves for the camera after his first successful flight, Davenport, Iowa, 1914. |
1905 | Photo | Mesquakie Dwelling | Mesquakie woman, child and dog outside a dwelling in Tama, Iowa. |
1979 | Video | Refugees Come Full Circle | Former chief of the Bureau of Refugee Services Wayne Johnson talks about his visit with refugees from World War II and their willingness to help Vietnam War refugees in Iowa in 1979. |
ca. 1940's | Video | World War II Veteran: Mary Adams | Mary Adams rode to Fort Des Moines in the back end of an open pickup truck on a cold December day to join the Army. After basic training, she worked on Cape Cod, Massachusetts making up the orders for the men going overseas. |
1949 | Photo | Washing machine assembly line | Employees at work on washing machine assembly line in Maytag plant. Newton, Iowa. October 1949. |
1960 | Video | Pioneering Photojournalist | Marjorie Mills Vandervelde, a photojournalist working in the early 1960s in the jungles of Panama, is featured. This program aired in 2006. |
1919 | Photo | World War I Victory Parade at the State Capitol | Soldiers who returned to Iowa after serving in World War I march in the 168th Infantry Victory Parade in front of the Iowa Capitol, May 1919. |
Early to Mid 1800's | Video | The Underground Railroad | A re-enactment of escaped slaves making their way north on the Underground Railroad in the 1800s. |