The artifacts series consists of four distinct types of items. The first is the insignia and medals that Walter Klinger acquired as a soldier and officer in the U.S. Army during World War II. Secondly, there are a series of audio cassette tapes that were sent seemingly as a replacement for written correspondence between Walter and Hertha Klinger and their friends Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Wittler. The other artifacts classified under this series are prints from the 17th Century of etchings done by Israel Silvestre, a French artist who lived from 1621-1691. It is unclear how the Klingers acquired these pieces, and there was no description or other indicators of origin accompanying them, but they appear to be originals as there is also 17th Century writing on the back of each print (often in Latin or German). In addition, there is also a portable and hand-held slide viewer that accompanied the Klinger's photo slides.