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Table of
Contents
Collector's
Edition & Companion Publication to New Museum
Exhibit!
FEATURE
ARTICLES:
"A
Few of Our Favorite Things: 100 Creations of the 20th
Century"
How
do you choose only 100 things to represent an entire
century? Curator Jack Lufkin explains how he did it and
introduces the Society's newest blockbuster exhibit.
--by
Jack Lufkin
A
century-in objects and images. Bubble gum and
basketball. Tractors and televisions. Computers and
crossword puzzles. One hundred things for one hundred
years! Colorful photos and compelling stories.
--by
Jack Lufkin
"
'Life Without': Automobiles & Rural
Electrification in 20th-Century Iowa"
Everyday
life changed in some surprising ways when electricity
and automobiles came to Iowa. A thought-provoking essay
on how the things that surround us affect our routines,
expectations, and dreams.
--by
Tom Morain
DEPARTMENTS:
Front
Porch: How do you even begin to think about an entire
century as a three-dimensional display. Exhibit designer
Jennie Morgan tells us how.
One
in a Million: Actually three items are showcased in this
issue! Aluminum cookware, brassieres, and the Slinky are
just three of the 20th-century things that are not in
the new museum exhibit. What else did we leave out? You
tell us!
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