| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2006 | Photo | Iowa Soldiers, War on Terror | Iowa military personnel show pride by displaying an American flag and an Iowa Hawkeyes flag. |
| 1916-1917 | Photo | Iowans at Mexican Border Service | Iowa soldiers marching in the streets in Browsville, Texas, as part of the Mexican Border Service. 1916-1917. |
| 1913 | Photo | Colby Red Devil, ca. 1913 | Man at wheel of the Colby Motor Company 1912 model "Red Devil" racer. Location unknown (Colby Motor Co. based in Mason City, Iowa). ca. 1913. |
| 1838 | Video | Iowa Assembly Meets | In 1838 the new territorial assembly and governor did not always agree on issues about governing. |
| 1800's | Video | Frontier Social Gatherings | In the 1800s neighbors from miles around would gather together to work, and then festivities followed. |
| ca. 1940 | Photo | Boy's Farm Chores | Boys and girls helped with work on Iowa farms. This boy leads a team of horses used to pull farm machinery. |
| ca. 1890 | Photo | Horse Drawn Wagon, ca. 1890 | Horse drawn wagon loaded with pork products from the John Morrell packing plant in Ottumwa, ca. 1890s. |
| 1975 | Video | Experiences of Tai Dam Coming to Iowa | In 1975, a distinct ethnic group called the Tai Dam wanted to settle as a group in the United States. Natives of Vietnam, they had been in Laos for 20 years in 1975. An American overseas petitioned many Governors to help. |
| 1939 | Photo | Canned goods preserve food | A woman with some of the 500 quarts of canned goods she 'put up.' Black Hawk County, Iowa. November 1939. |
| 1855--present | Video | Life in the Amana Colonies | The Inspirationalists established six villages that comprised the Amana Colonies in Iowa. They lived a communal life. |