Video Artifacts

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	Title	Year
	Early Corn Picking      Corn was picked by hand during the early ...	Early to Mid 1900's
	Early French Explorers Visit Iowa      Although the area wasn't called Iowa at ...	1673
	Early Iowans and the Bison      Approximately 12,000 years ago bison were ...	Approximately 12,000 Years Ago
	Early Mills      Grist mills ground wheat, oats, barley and ...	1830's
	Early Travelers Face Danger      With no established roads or bridges, settlers ...	Mid 1800's
	Entertainment During the Depression      Even during the Depression, farm families ...	1929-1945
	European Explorers Meet Early Iowans      The first European explorers met the native ...	Early 1500's
	Europeans Come to Iowa      In 1673 European explorers, Marquette and ...	1673
	Experiences of Tai Dam Coming to Iowa      In 1975, a distinct ethnic group called ...	1975
	Explorers Meet Iowa Natives      French explorers Marquette and Joliet reached ...	1673
	Explorers Search for River Sources      In 1804 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark ...	1804
	Family Farms During the Depression      Families got through the Depression using ...	1929-1945
	Farm Chores      Early farm children had many chores to do ...	Early to Mid 1900's
	Farm Food      Family life in 1920s and 1930s revolved ...	1929-1945
	Farm Life for Children During the Depression      Now grown up, children of the Depression ...	1929-1945
	Farm Machinery Production      Iowa was the ideal place to manufacture ...	Late 1800's
	Farm Women      Both men and women worked hard on the farm. ...	Early to Mid 1900's
	Farmers at Work in the Past      Two farmers work together. One drives a ...	Late 1930's to Early 1940's
	Farmers Inspecting Crops      Two farmers inspect a grain crop. Another ...	Late 1930's to Early 1940's
	Farming on the Frontier      Prairie soil was rich, but tough. In the ...	1800's
	FDR Promises a New Deal      When he ran for president, Franklin Roosevelt ...	1929-1939
	Fence Making on the Frontier      Farmers made fences with whatever they could ...	1800's
	Flooding Across Iowa - 2008 Floods      The summer of 2008 brought record flooding ...	2008
	Food of Ancient Iowans      Approximately 12,000 years ago, ancient ...	Approximately 12,000 Years Ago
	Fort Atkinson is Built      The U.S. government took control of Indian ...	1820