Photo Artifacts

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	Title	Year
	Sunday Morning in the Amana Colonies      Street scene on a Sunday morning in the ...	1880
	The Capitol      An architect's drawing of the future state ...	1880
	Riverboat in Muscatine, 1883      Riverboat photograph taken from River Front ...	1883
	Covered Bridge      Wooden covered bridges were built in Iowa ...	1884
	Des Moines and the Capitol      An 1885 view from East 5th and Locust streets ...	1885
	Farm Implement Store, ca. 1885      Foster and Bailey farm implement store. ...	1885
	Insurance Company, ca. 1885      Exterior of J.W. Witmer & Company Insurance ...	1885
	Mourning the Death of President Ulysses S. Grant, 1885      Crowds gather at the capitol on Aug. 8, ...	1885
	The Icarian Community, 1852      Icarian resident with his dog. The Icarians ...	1887
	View of Icarian Community, 1887      View of Icarian community with resident, ...	1887
	Streetcar Runs Past the Capitol      Streetcar runs past the capitol building ...	ca. 1888
	The Number 288 Streetcar      The Number 288 Streetcar of the Fort Dodge, ...	1888
	Carrie Chapman Catt      Attendees of the Iowa State Suffrage Convention, ...	1889
	Creston's Blue Grass Palace, 1889      Creston's Blue Grass Palace was built to ...	1889
	Children in a Horse-drawn Carriage      Horse-drawn carriages were once a primary ...	Late 1800's
	Corn Growers' Exhibit, ca. 1890.      Iowa Corn Growers' exhibit at Iowa State ...	1890
	Early Contour Farming      An early use of contour farming where crop ...	1890
	Horse Drawn Wagon, ca. 1890      Horse drawn wagon loaded with pork products ...	ca. 1890
	Ice Distribution by Train      Crews load ice to transport via train cars. ...	1890
	Sioux City Corn Palace, 1890      Exterior view of the Sioux City Corn Palace, ...	1800's
	The Brick Capitol in Des Moines, 1858-84      This structure served as the state capitol ...	1890
	The Old Capitol, pre-1900      Old Capitol, pre-1900 Believed to be the ...	ca. 1890
	View From the Capitol, ca. 1890      View of Des Moines taken from the newly ...	1890
	Clamming Operation      A couple at their clamming operation. Clams ...	Late 1800s
	The Flax Palace      The Flax Palace was built in 1890 on the ...	ca. 1892