History Detectives | Marion Carpenter Camera, Drug Smuggling Doll, Florida Map | PBS
Duration: 55:10 (Full Program)
Program:
History Detectives #908
Broadcast Date: Aug. 30, 2011
This episode takes Wes Cowan to the White House. Did the first woman photographer assigned to the White House use this camera to photograph Harry Truman? Then Gwen Wright looks into a Confederate family legend that a child and her doll smuggled medicine behind the Northern blockade. And with labels in French, English and Spanish, what does this map tell us about how Europe colonized Florida?
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History Detectives | Sneak... (#908)
With labels in three languages, what can this map tell about how Europe colonized Florida? 17:23
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History Detectives | The Civil... (#908)
A family legend says a child and this doll smuggled drugs behind the Northern blockade. 18:13
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History Detectives | The Woman... (#908)
Wes Cowan traces the steps of the first woman photographer assigned to the White House. 16:34
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History Detectives | Preview:... (#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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History Detectives | Valley...
Did George Washington hold this map during the critical winter at Valley Forge? 13:04
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History Detectives | Colored... (#1007)
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History Detectives | Chandler... (#912)
Full Program: Slave in a Confederate Uniform, Hollywood Indian Payroll, Fighting for Harlem Land Rights. 55:10
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History Detectives | Wearing the... (#912)
In this rare photo of a black man in a Confederate uniform, was he soldier or slave? 19:57
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History Detectives | Preview:... (#912)
Premieres Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. 00:31
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History Detectives | Top Secret... (#905)
Full Program: A WWII prototype drone, a war memento for Teddy Roosevelt and a letter from Clara Barton. 55:10
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History Detectives | Preview:... (#904)
HISTORY DETECTIVES investigate a Civil War soldier's letter, fabric from an aircraft that could be linked to Charles... 00:31
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History Detectives | Civil War... (#904)
Full Program: A story of two Civil War letters, mystery aviation autographs & a 1950s black comic book. 55:10
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History Detectives | Cobb... (#1009)
What is the story behind an engraved horn found in a Minnesota field? 11:52
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History Detectives | Star... (#1009)
Was this handwritten sheet of music central to deciding our national anthem? 14:06
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History Detectives | Bill of... (#1009)
Eduardo investigates the life story behind a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old “negro girl.” 14:33
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History Detectives | Bill of... (#1009)
Full Program: Eduardo investigates the story behind a Bill of Sale for a 17-year old “negro girl". 53:41
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History Detectives | Our Colored...
Tukufu and fellow host Elyse Luray track down the true story behind a WWI poster. 14:44
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History Detectives | Early...
A Tucson man wonders if he has one of the first transistor radios ever made. 12:34
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Post Date: August 31, 2011



