| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Photo | Boy receiving smallpox vaccine at city hall's immunization clinic. Des Moines, Iowa. October 1939 | Boy receiving smallpox vaccine at city hall's immunization clinic. Des Moines, October 1939 |
| Late 1800s | Photo | Clamming Operation | A couple at their clamming operation. Clams were thrown into big pots of boiling water to kill them. Men and women pried the loosened shells apart and cleaned out the whitish meat. Clamming for button manufacturing was big business in the late 1800's along the Mississippi River. |
| 2000 | Photo | Interior View of Capitol Dome | Interior view of state capitol dome after restoration, 2000. |
| 1947 | Photo | High-pressure canning machine | Two men remove cans from pressurizing machines at the Forest City Canning Factory, 1947 |
| 1931 | Photo | Barn Destroyed by Tornado, 1931 | A tornado producing wind turns a large barn on its side in 1931. Iowa ranks sixth in the United States for tornado frequency. |
| 1860 | Photo | Manual cradle to harvest grain | Man using manual cradle to harvest grain. Location unknown. Date unknown. |
| 1920 | Photo | Newspaper office | Interior view of the Eldora newspaper office showing employees at stations. ca. 1920. |
| Early 1800's | Video | Land Grabbing | Some pioneers claimed land before it was legally for sale in the early 1800s. Then, claim clubs were created to protect squatter's land. |
| Early to Mid 1800's | Video | Iowa Underground Railroad Route | In the early to mid-1800s slaves seeking freedom took the Underground Railroad through Iowa cities such as Tabor, Lewis, Des Moines, Grinnell, Iowa City, West Liberty, Low Moor and Clinton. |
| 1990-91 | Video | Desert Storm: One Woman’s Journal | Excerpts from the diary of Iowa Pfc. Mary McFarland Stabe during her tour of duty in the Persian Gulf in 1990 and 1991 are featured. Originally aired in 1990. |