Artifacts
Browse this collection of photos, videos, maps, and more. You may be surprised at what you uncover.
Photos
Early Contour Farming
An early use of contour farming where crop ...
Car in Muddy Road Rut, ca. 1920
Car stuck in muddy road. Before good roads, ...
Aluminum Bridge, 1958
The first and only aluminum highway overpass ...
Eureka Bridge Construction
The Eureka Bridge was constructed east ...
Steam Train Crossing Bridge 2004
Bridges allowed trains to cross otherwise ...
Videos
Overproduction Leads to Low Prices
Farmers grew more crops than the country ...
The Bering Land Bridge
About one million years ago nomad hunters ...
Farmers at Work in the Past
Two farmers work together. One drives a ...
Civil War Women
Half of Iowa's men went to battle during ...
Norwegians in Iowa
Norwegians immigrated to Iowa for many reasons. ...
Interactive
Map of Atlantic, 1875
Illustrated map of Atlantic, Iowa, in the ...
Map of Dubuque, 1889
Early Map of North America, 1658
Sanson, a 17th century geographer, created ...
Map of Muscatine City, 1875
Illustrated map of Muscatine City (later ...
Map of Fort Madison, 1889
Perspective map of Fort Madison. Not drawn ...
Miscellaneous
Clamshell Fish Lure or Decoy (Illustration)
Fish-shaped lures or decoys made of mussel ...
Mill Creek House Plan (Illustration)
This Mill Creek house plan from the Kimball ...
Scapula Hoe (Illustration)
Bone hoes were made of the scapula (shoulder ...
Glenwood Culture House Floor Plan (Illustration)
The excavation of these structures indi- ...
Stagecoach Meets a Prairie Fire (Illustration)
Stagecoach meets a prairie fire. This illustration ...
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