Video Artifacts

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	Title	Year
	Soil Makes It Possible      Over the years many changes came to farmers ...	Early to Mid 1900's
	Spanish Meet Indians      In the early 1500s the Spanish were the ...	Early 1500's
	Stagecoach Travel      Traveling by stagecoach in the mid-1800s ...	Mid 1800's
	State of Iowa is One of a Kind      Former president of the Des Moines Register, ...	1975
	Steam Train      Travel by steam train in the mid- to late- ...	Mid to Late 1800's
	Steamboat Accidents      Steamboat travel in the 1800s could be very ...	Early to Late 1800's
	Steamboats      Steamboats were important forms of transportation ...	1800's
	Steamboats Carry Supplies      The cargo carried by steamboats or "steamers" ...	Early to Late 1800's
	Steamboats Travel Inland Rivers of Iowa      Before the railroad arrived, steamboats ...	Early to Late 1800's
	Stock Market Crash Impacts Farmers      The crash of the U.S. stock market in 1929, ...	1929
	Telephone on the Farm      The telephone connected farm families to ...	Early to Mid 1900's
	The Amish      The Amish came to America in the 1700s. ...	1840-present
	The Bering Land Bridge      About one million years ago nomad hunters ...	Approximatey One Million Years Ago
	The Depression Years      Robert A. Wright, Sr., a long-time president ...	1930s
	The Dust Bowl	1929-1939
	The Great Depression Ends      World War II pulled the nation out of the ...	1929-1939
	The Great Depression: Stock Market Crash      All parts of the nation were faced with ...	1929-1939
	The Great Depression: Strike Turns Violent      The National Guard was called out to respond ...	1929-1939
	The Great Depression: Transient Men      During the Great Depression many men were ...	1929-1939
	The Icarians      A group of French people came to Iowa in ...	1855-1898
	The Iowa Bystander Newspaper Brings Hope      Elaine Graham Estes, longtime director of ...	1920s
	The Iowa Bystander Provides Communication      Arlene Roberts-Morris, widow of African-American ...	1864-present
	The Iowa Bystander Publisher Fights for Success      Elaine Graham Estes, longtime director of ...	1930s-1940s
	The Need is Immediate      Former chief of Iowa's Bureau of Refugee ...	1979
	The New Deal Brings Relief      The New Deal brought relief to many Iowans ...	1929-1939