Vintage Iowa Ephemera

Vintage Iowa Ephemera – The Hawkeye State in Print

Explore the industrious and agricultural heritage of the American Midwest through Adirondack Retro’s Vintage Iowa Ephemera collection. This carefully curated selection of authentic vintage magazine advertisements and antique paper ephemera from the early to mid-1900s captures Iowa’s role as a cornerstone of American farming, innovation, and small-town enterprise.

Each preserved artifact tells the story of the Hawkeye State—vintage print advertisements for Des Moines’s commerce and publishing, Cedar Rapids’s food and manufacturing industries, and Davenport’s Mississippi River trade. Discover farm equipment promotions, agricultural fair advertising, and Heartland travel ephemera that reflect Iowa’s enduring connection to both the land and its people.

Beyond nostalgia, these historic ads showcase American design, rural innovation, and Midwestern perseverance. Each piece reveals the quiet strength that shaped America’s agricultural heart. Our museum-quality mat and frame service ensures archival preservation and sophisticated display—transforming each original advertisement or print into a timeless artifact of architectural heritage and visual culture.

2 products

1896 Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Print Ad Albert Lea Route Omaha Des Moines

€38,95 EUR

West Okoboji Lake Iowa Retro Lake Print

From €15,95 EUR