History Detectives
Episode #908
A camera may have been used by the first female White House photographer to shoot President Truman. [56 minutes]
This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.
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History Detectives | Marion Carpenter... (#908)
Full Program: A first in White House photography, a doll used to smuggle drugs, an early map of Florida. 55:10
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History Detectives | The Woman Who... (#908)
Wes Cowan traces the steps of the first woman photographer assigned to the White House. 16:34
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History Detectives | The Civil War Secrets of... (#908)
A family legend says a child and this doll smuggled drugs behind the Northern blockade. 18:13
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History Detectives | Sneak Preview: Florida Map:... (#908)
With labels in three languages, what can this map tell about how Europe colonized Florida? 17:23
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History Detectives | Preview: Episode 908 | PBS (#908)
The mystery behind a camera takes Wes to the White House pressroom. Did this Civil War doll smuggle medicine past the... 00:31
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Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- 9-12
- Curricular Areas
- Social Studies
- Series Length
- 128 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 56 minutes
- Record Rights
- Record and retain for 1 year from each broadcast. No duplication allowed.
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News & Announcements
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Series Description: HISTORY DETECTIVES returns to explore the stories behind historic sites, artifacts and tall tales told in cities across the country, with the help of an inquisitive team of fact-finders with an uncanny talent for uncovering the truth.
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Past Episodes
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