Time Frame Artifact Type Title Description
1846 Video Iowa Becomes a State

In 1846 Iowa became the 29th state in the union.
1925 Photo General Merchandise Store, Buffalo Center, ca. 1925

William F. Woodcock's general merchandise store in Buffalo Center, Iowa. Brother and sister John and Lena Asmus are the store clerks. ca.1925.
1930s Video Boys of the CCC

The work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the federal works program during the Great Depression of the 1930s that beautified many of Iowa’s state parks, is featured. This aired in 2003.
1900 Photo Horse-drawn Dirt Road Grader

Most of Iowa's roads were maintained by township trustees who graded ditches and did some dragging of the roadway bed to form a primitive grade. ca. 1900.
1673 Video Explorers Meet Iowa Natives

French explorers Marquette and Joliet reached the area that became Iowa as they navigated the Mississippi River in 1673. During their travels they met the native people of Iowa.
1862 Photo 6th Iowa Cavalry, 1862

6th Iowa Cavalry during the Civil War. Their headquarters were in Dakota. 1862.
1999 Photo Little Bluestem Seedheads

Little bluestem seedheads. Little bluestem is a native plant common to the Iowa prairie. It grows two to five feet tall. It is heat and drought tolerant.
1885 Photo Des Moines and the Capitol

An 1885 view from East 5th and Locust streets in Des Moines looking east toward the Capitol.
1855--present Video Amana Colonies are Established

In the 1850s the Inspirationists moved to Iowa and established the Amana Colonies.
1780's Video Dubuque Seeks Opportunity

A French-Canadian named Julien Dubuque reached an agreement with the Meskwaki Indians to mine lead in the 1780s in the area that became the city of Dubuque.