| Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Photo | Girls' Basketball Team, Early, Iowa, 1921 | Early Consolidated School girls' basketball team. Early, Iowa. 1921. |
| Early 1900s | Photo | Early autos collide | Two cars collided in this accident in the early 1900s. |
| 1896 | Photo | Ice house | Ice barn built in 1896. Horse-drawn wagons were loaded to deliver blocks of ice to residences. |
| 1945 | Photo | Farm Family Picking Tomatoes, 1945 | Farm family picking tomatoes. The entire family helped with farm work in the 1940s. Even the dogs were put to work. Warren County, 1945. |
| 1925 | Photo | Advertisements on Bridge, ca. 1925 | Advertisements on Chicago Great Western Railroad underpass on the Lincoln Highway - U.S. 30 on east edge of Carroll. Note angle of underpass and advertising - all safety hazards that would not be allowed today. ca. 1925. |
| 1979 | Video | Many People Help Refugees | Former chief of the Bureau of Refugee Services Wayne Johnson talks about Iowans who helped refugees who came to Iowa from Southeast Asia in 1979. |
| 1861-1865 | Video | Civil War Battle Re-enacted | A re-enactment illustrates a diary description of an actual Civil War battle sometime between 1861-1865. |
| 1930 | Photo | Insurance agent car | M. M. Thompson insurance agent in Forest City, IA. This insurance agent uses his automobile to advertise insurance. Circa1930 |
| 1932 | Photo | Farmer's strike blockade | Iowa farmers strike for better prices. A roadblock organized by Farmers Holiday Association to protest low prices paid to farmers for their dairy products. The farmers tried to block dairy products from reaching retailers in Sioux City. |
| Approximately 12,000 Years Ago | Video | Archaeologists Uncover Treasures | Archaeologists uncover artifacts left behind by ancient Iowans from approximately 12,000 years ago. They help tell the story of Iowa's past. |