Funded by the King County Library System Foundation and Friends of the Des Moines Library, this database provides descriptions of items housed at the Des Moines Historical Society Museum. This online catalog is just one component of a 2004 grant project, Pieces of the Past: Des Moines History Online. To view items listed in the catalog, contact the Museum to arrange a visit.

Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Armaments
Art: Ceramics
Art: Paintings
Art: Prints
Astronomical
Bedding
Books: Boys’ Organizations
Books: Children's
Books: Cook Books
Books: Fiction
Books: General
Books: Girls’ Organizations
Books: Local History and Local Novels
Books: Reference
Books: Religious
Books: School
Books: School Annuals
Building Fragments and Furnishings
Ceremonial Artifacts
Church History and Religious Artifacts
Clippings
Clothing
Clothing Accessories
Communication Equipment
Data Processing
Documentary
Documentary: Maps
Electrical and Magnetic Devices
Exchange Medium: Coins
Exchange Medium: Stamps
Exchange Medium: Tokens
Family and Community Records
Fire Department Equipment
Food Processing: Commercial-Type Equipment
Food Processing: Dishes
Food Processing: Kitchen Utensils and Equipment
Food Processing: Other Household Accessories
Furniture
Household Accessories
Indian Artifacts
Land Transportation and Equipment
Leatherworking
Lighting Devices
Magazines
Medicine and Medical Supplies
Metal Working
Music and Accessories
Ornaments
Pamphlets
Personal Gear
Personal Symbols
Photographic Equipment
Product Packaging
Rocks, Minerals, Petrified Wood and Mining Supplies
Scrap Books
Sports Equipment
Surveying and Navigation Aids
Textile Working
Time Keeping
Toilet Articles
Toys: Boats
Toys: Doll Dishes
Toys: Dolls and Doll Clothes
Toys: Games
Toys: Miscellaneous
Toys: Motor Vehicles
Toys: Paper Items
Toys: Train Parts
Unclassified
War Momentos: Other Wars Or Armed Forces
War Momentos: World War I
War Momentos: World War II
Water Transportation
Woodworking and Logging Equipment