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ObjectID	Object Description
2018.038.026 Uniform, Organizational	Ku Klux Klan uniform most likely dates to ca. 1927 era. The hood and rope belt are mass-produced pieces and probably come from Atlanta or Indianapolis. The robe, however, was probably made locally.… Read More
2018.038.027 Uniform, Organizational	This KKK uniform was donated anonymously. It was found in the attic of a rental property in Waterloo, c. 1980. Judging by its construction and cut, the robe probably dates to the 1920s, the peak of… Read More
2018.039.001 Tooth, Mammoth	This tooth belonged to a mammoth that was found in O'Brien County, Iowa. Content can be used with the following standards: Kindergarten SS K.14 Iowa Environment in a lesson on prehistoric Iowa and… Read More
2018.039.002 Potsherd	This artifact fragment was part of a piece of pottery made by a Native American society known as the Mill Creek culture. The Mill Creek culture was part of a larger group of horticultural villages… Read More
2018.039.003 Arrowhead	The "bird point" arrowhead dates back to the Oneota era. The term "Oneota" referred to the Oneota River, now called the Upper Iowa River, where many Native American artifacts were found. Oneota… Read More
2018.039.004 Head, Axe	This axe head was used by a Native American society known as the Mill Creek culture. The Mill Creek culture was part of a larger group of horticultural villages that started to appear around 1000 A.D… Read More
2018.039.005 Scythe	This scythe was used by one of the early settlers of O'Brien County, Iowa. Scythes were commonly used to mow grass or harvest crops before the invention and growing popularity of horse-drawn… Read More
2018.039.006 Tool, Combination	This came from Wittrock Village, the site of a Mill Creek village located near Sutherland, Iowa. The Office of the State Archaeologist belives it is part of a fire starting kit or perhaps a drill… Read More
2018.039.007 Wagon, Covered	This covered wagon was used by a resident of O'Brien County, Iowa, to travel to South Dakota near the turn of the 20th Century. The wagon was originally pulled by a team of oxen, although these… Read More
2018.040.001 Certificate, Citizenship	This certificate, issued by the District Court in Marengo, Iowa, declared that Adam Bormann, an immigrant from the Kingdom of Bavaria, was a citizen of the United States. Bormann settled in the Amana… Read More
2018.040.002 Contract
2018.040.003 Passport
2018.040.004 Trunk	Barbara Heinemann Landmann, a member of the Pietist group The Community of True Inspiration, used this trunk when she immigrated to the United States in the 1840s. Landmann first settled in the… Read More
2018.040.005 Bible	This Luther Bible was used by the Community of True Inspiration, a German Pietist group. The book next to the Bible is a Psalter-Spiel, which was a hymnal book developed by the Pietists in 1718 and… Read More
2018.040.006 Inventory	This inventory list was used to keep track of the items housed within on of the Amana Colonies' communal kitchens. Originally, the citizens of the Amana Colonies did not cook or eat meals in their… Read More
2018.040.007 Ballot
2018.040.008 Affidavit	George Heinemann, the president of the Amana Colonies, filled out this affidavit during World War I. The Amana Colonies was a religious and pacifist community that wished to avoid becoming involved… Read More
2018.040.009 Clipping, Newspaper	During World War I, men from the Amana Colonies in Iowa County were exempted from serving in the military due to their religious and pacifist beliefs. In 1918, men from Iowa County gathered for a… Read More
2018.040.010 Textbook	This textbook, which was first created in 1893, was used to teach German speakers how to read, write, and speak English. In May 1918, Iowa Governor William Harding issued the Babel Proclamation,… Read More
2018.040.011 Receipt
2018.040.012 Constitution	The Community of True Inspiration drafted this constitution for their Ebenezer Colonies, which they founded in New York. The constitution outlined the society's structure and the rights and… Read More
2018.040.013 Memoir	This memoir was written by Johann Jacob Ruff, a member of the Community of True Inspiration. Ruff's family joined the Community when he was very young. In 1843, when Ruff was 16, his family moved to… Read More
2018.040.014 Box, Ballot	This ballot box was used in the Amana Colonies's vote over whether to keep or dissolve the community's communal structure. The members of the community voted in favor of dissolving the communal… Read More
2018.040.015 Cap, Military	This cap was part of Albert Setzer's military uniform. Setzer was a member of the Amana Society in Iowa County who served during World War I. Due to their pacifist beliefs, men from the Amana… Read More
2018.040.016 Dictionary	This Webster's Dictionary belonged to Albert Setzer, a member of the Amana Colonies in Iowa County. Setzer was one of about 30 Amana Society members who served in the United States Military during… Read More