Photo Artifacts

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	Title	Year
	6th Iowa Cavalry, 1862      6th Iowa Cavalry during the Civil War. Their ...	1862
	The Ioway, 1862      The Ioway Indians (also called Iowa Indians) ...	1862
	Civil War Prisoners, 1861-65      The 19th Iowa Infantry prisoners of war ...	1861-1865
	Civil War Medal to Iowan      Medal of Honor is an award that is given ...	1865
	Iowans Mourning Lincoln, 1865      Iowans mourned President Lincoln at the ...	1865
	Medal of Honor Recipient      Pvt. Edward J. Bebb was a resident of Henry ...	1839-1916
	St. Donatus, 1869      The town of St. Donatus in northeast Iowa. ...	1869
	Coal Mining With Child Labor      Coal mining was a big industry in southern ...	ca. 1870's
	Horse-drawn Trolley      Horse- and mule-drawn streetcars traveled ...	late 1860s
	The Last Icarians      The last Icarians, Adams County. The Icarian ...	late 1800's
	Constructing the Foundation of the State Capitol, 1871      Workers prepare to lower foundation stones ...	1871
	Early Train Engine      This train pulls into a depot. Trains were ...	Early 1870s
	Workers Pose at Des Moines Capitol, 1871      In 1871 on a hill overlooking the Des Moines ...	1871
	Patent Sketch for Barbed-wire Fence Concept      This is the original drawing sent to the ...	1873
	Downtown Des Moines, 1875	1875
	Iowa State University Campus      Early photo of Iowa State University (ISU) ...	1875
	Passenger Train      This passenger train belonged to the Sioux ...	late 1800s
	Chief Keokuk, Alan Goodale and Chief Chikaskuk, 1876	1876
	Meatpacking House	1877
	Land for Sale      Advertisement for "Millions of Acres" of ...	ca. 1878
	Bird's Eye View in Amana Colonies, ca. 1880      A bird's eye view of the Amana Colonies ...	1880
	Building the Dome of the Capitol, 1880      An 1880 view of the construction of the ...	1880
	Capitol Under Construction, 1880      This picture was taken from southeast of ...	1880
	Sauk Indian Brave      Red Leggings (mamamimetasqua), a Sauk Indian ...	ca. 1880
	Sauk Women and Children, c 1880      A group of Sauk women with two children. ...	ca. 1880