Artifacts
Browse this collection of photos, videos, maps, and more. You may be surprised at what you uncover.
Photos
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, Des Moines, 1942
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) on parade ...
Fort Atkinson
The ruins of the old fort at Fort Atkinson, ...
Washing Machine Assembly Line in Maytag Plant, 1949
Employees at work on washing machine assembly ...
General Merchandise Store, Buffalo Center, ca. 1925
William F. Woodcock's general merchandise ...
Mule Drawn Wagons
Mule drawn wagon. Before automobiles were ...
Videos
A Good Horse Made All the Difference
The planting, cultivating and harvesting ...
Life in a Refugee Camp
Former Iowa Governor Robert Ray describes ...
Iowa Government is Formed
Iowa appointed a territorial governor, Robert ...
Steamboats Carry Supplies
The cargo carried by steamboats or "steamers" ...
Farming on the Frontier
Prairie soil was rich, but tough. In the ...
Interactive
Bird's eye view of the city of McGregor and North McGre...
Sectional and Geological Map of Iowa, 1856
Parker's sectional and geological map of ...
Map of Western North America, ca. 1790
Western North America from the Mississippi ...
Bird's Eye View of Des Moines, 1868
Bird's eye view of Des Moines drawn by A. ...
Map of the Mississippi River Valley, 1682
A sketch of the Mississippi River Valley ...
Miscellaneous
Side-notched Points (Illustration)
The most characteristic artifacts of the ...
Shell Crosses (Illustration)
Shell crosses found at the West Des Moines ...
Great Oasis House (Illustration)
An artist’s reconstruction of a Great Oasis ...
Bone Fishhooks (Illustration)
Fishhooks are believed to have been manufactured ...
Techniques of Pottery Manufacture (Illustration)
These illustrations show the paddling and ...
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