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ObjectID	Object Description
2018.060.010 Scale, Apothecary	Old fashioned scale that used weights to create a balance, that helped to establish the weight of the item being weighed. Content can be used with the following standards: 4th grade SS 4.25… Read More
2018.060.011 Bottle, Apothecary	Glass bottles with glass stoppers, used typically as medicine containers Content can be used with the following standards: 4th grade SS 4.25 Technological Changes in a lesson on medical practices and… Read More
2018.061.001 Machine, Voting	This automatic voting machine was used in Shelby County, Iowa until the late 20th century. This machine's patent dates to June of 1911 and was produced by the Automatic Registering Machine Company in… Read More
2018.061.002 Dress, Cocktail	This dress was donated to the Shelby County Historical Society in 2008 by Mary Louise Kraschel, wife of Frederick Kraschel, oldest son of Agnes Kraschel and Governor Kraschel. The dress was worn in… Read More
2018.061.003 Uniform	Gatha Baughn served as a nurse during WWII. Because women were not allowed to serve in the military in the same capacity as men, most women enlisted as military nurses during the wars. Most nurses… Read More
2018.061.004 Portrait	Gatha Baughn served as a nurse during WWII. Because women were not allowed to serve in the military in the same capacity as men, most women enlisted as military nurses during the wars. Most nurses… Read More
2018.062.001 Motorcycle
2018.063.001 Canner	Cookstove canners, such as this one, was used by the women of the farm to can foods to store in cellars. Canning was crucial for Iowans during the 19th Century in Iowa. If families didn't can and… Read More
2018.063.002 Sheller	Perhaps the largest category of corn related inventions were for shelling or stripping the kernels from the cob. Picker wheel or disk type shellers appeared as early as 1815. The spiked disk was… Read More
2018.063.003 Roller, Hair	Beginning in the 1920s, women born with flat locks saw new hope for attaining long-lasting curls. Through the promise of science, rather daunting contraptions like this late 1940s permanent wave/… Read More
2018.063.004 Cart, Firehose	During the turn of the century, fire house carts were used to transport hoses to the burning site. This cart is called a hand drawn hose cart. At times, fireman had to get to the fire quickly. The… Read More
2018.063.005 Booth, Telephone	Telephone booths were widely popular at the turn of the 20th century. In 1889, William Gray invented the first "public" phone which would later be called the telephone booth. By 1898, the first "… Read More
2018.063.006 Machine, Voting	This voting machine was patented by inventor Alfred J. Gillespie and manufactured by the Standard Voting Machine Company of Rochester, New York, in the late 1890s. It was the first to use a voter-… Read More
2018.065.001 Loess
2018.065.002 Shirt	The Dumpbusters was a conservation group in Pottawattamie County who were against an investor wanting to set up a landfill on the Loess Hills. In September of 1985, the Dumpbusters were at the… Read More
2018.066.001 Model	The Ottumwa Coal Palace was a part of a trend in the 1890's during which communities built large elaborate palaces to showcase the products that were available within the area. The Ottumwa Coal… Read More
2018.067.001 Map	Map of Clinton, Iowa ca. 1880.
2018.068.001 Fossil, crinoid	Crinoids belong the phylum Echinodermata family. This is the same family star fish and sand dollars belong to, but crinoids are unique with their flower-like shape. Some are considered the sea lilies… Read More
2018.069.001 Motorcycle	This picture captures the dirt bike hill climb in Anamosa, IA during the summer in 2012. Dirt bikers make passes up and down this natural hill, ripping up vegetation that grow back quickly. South of… Read More
2018.069.003 Bike, Dirt	South of Anamosa, Iowa, and just a bit south of the Wapsipinicon River, is the site of the Anamosa Hillclimb. This AMA Sanctioned event has been held on this site for 68 years and attracts over 100… Read More
2018.069.004 Bike, Dirt	South of Anamosa, Iowa, and just a bit south of the Wapsipinicon River, is the site of the Anamosa Hillclimb. This AMA Sanctioned event has been held on this site for 68 years and attracts over 100… Read More
2018.070.001 Automobile	1914 Ford Model T. When it first came out it costed $500 new. 35,017 of these cars were made. This model has a four cylinder L head. The cylinder head is called an internal combustion engine which… Read More
2018.070.002 Automobile	This Chrysler Sport Coupe was made in 1931. It has a 6 cylinder L head engine. The cylinder head sits on top of the cylinder that helps to open and close the cylinder block on top of the engine. This… Read More
2018.070.003 Automobile	This Stutz was produced in 1919 by the Stutz Motor Company. It is classified as the Stutz Touring Phaeton and can seat up to seven people. Seating up to seven people is rare for a racing car.… Read More
2018.070.004 Automobile	1932 Chevrolet. Brand new, the car cost $615 in 1932. Only 52,446 were made. This car could seat five people, much like today's cars. The engine is a 6-cylinder with overhead valves. This means… Read More