| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1831-1916 | Photo | Grenville Dodge | Grenville Dodge was a Civil War hero, politician and railroad builder. |
| 1896-1922 | Video | Civil Rights Organizations | Elaine Graham Estes, longtime director of the Des Moines Public Library, discusses the civil rights movement in Iowa. |
| 1939 | Photo | Inspecting ears of hybrid seed corn | Inspecting ears of hybrid seed corn. Reinbeck, Iowa. September, 1939. |
| 1930s | Photo | Southern Iowa coal mine | A coal mine located in the south central part of the state near Ottumwa off U.S. Highway 34. Coal mining in the state peaked in 1919. Photo was taken in May 1936. |
| 2008 | Video | Iowa After the 2008 Parkersburg Tornado | The May 25th 2008 storm was the strongest tornado the state had seen in more than 30 years. With wind speeds of more than 200 mph, the storm left 43 miles of destruction behind it. Seven Iowans were killed in the storm, and the damage to this Iowa community is significant. |
| 1855 | Photo | Fountain Spring Mill | Fountain Spring Mill built in 1855 in Delaware County. Near Greeley, Iowa. ca. 1920. |
| 1832 | Video | Black Hawk Speaks to His Followers | In 1832 Black Hawk asked his people to return to the land they had given up in an earlier treaty. |
| 1888-1965 | Illustration | Portrait of Henry A. Wallace | Portrait of Henry A. Wallace. 1888 - 1965. Iowan who was vice president of the United States, secretary of agriculture, scientist, publisher, farmer and presidential candidate. |
| 1912 | Photo | Eureka Bridge Construction | The Eureka Bridge was constructed east of Jefferson on the Lincoln Highway, later called U.S. 30. Boards and braces hold materials such as concrete in place. |
| 1975 | Video | Lasting Impact of Southeast Asian Refugees on Iowa | The Indochinese exodus followed decades of war and chaos in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, called the Vietnam War. David Yepsen reflects on how the legacy of that time will always be with us. |