History Detectives | |
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Created by | Oregon Public Broadcasting/Lion Television |
Starring | Wes Cowan (Auctioneer, appraiser) Kaiama Glover (Professor of French history and literature)[1] Elyse Luray (Appraiser, art historian) Eduardo Pagan (Professor of History, author) Gwen Wright (Professor of Architecture, author, architectural advisor) Tukufu Zuberi (Professor of Sociology, author) |
Opening theme | "Watching the Detectives" (2003-2013), original theme song (2014) |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Running time | 55 minutes |
Production company | Lion Television |
Original release | |
Network | PBS |
Release | 2003 – 2014 |
History Detectives was a documentary television series on PBS. It features investigations made by members of a small team of researchers to identify and/or authenticate items which may have historical significance or connections to important historical events, and to answer specific questions brought to them about these artifacts. Common subjects are family heirlooms and historical structures. Its stated mission is "exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects."[2]
Over its first decade, the series featured a team of several "detectives": originally Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwen Wright, and Tukufu Zuberi, later joined by Eduardo Pagán. Following a hiatus, the program returned in summer 2014 in a different format, with hosts Zuberi and Cowan joined by Kaiama Glover, as History Detectives: Special Investigations.[3]
There have been no new episodes of History Detectives since the last new episodes aired in 2014.[4]
Some PBS stations still run existing episodes; The rights to the first 10 seasons have been cleared for use for 10 years, which explains why the first 5 seasons are not re-running or streaming.[5]
Format
Episodes usually include three segments, each centering on a single "mystery" or "case". Usually a case will be handled by a single "detective" although in early episodes two would occasionally investigate a single case, and there have been cases where a "detective" has called on one of their colleagues for help, usually when the case involves a specialty of their colleague's.
Each segment begins with a brief introduction and then shows the "detective" meeting with a person who has brought the case to their attention. The cases always revolve around a physical object which is supposedly related in some manner to American history. Usually these are family heirlooms of some type, although occasionally they are public objects or landmarks or items owned by private archives or museums. The person presenting them with the case then shows the investigator the item in question and relates their understanding of how this item is connected to American history. Often this involves some element of folk history which has been handed down as family or local lore. The investigator will then ask them what they want to find out about the item and the owner will generally give them two or three central questions. Often the questions will revolve around whether the item was owned by a particular famous personage or whether it was used in a particular historic event. Sometimes the investigator will be asked to track down an obscure creator of a certain item. The investigator will then promise to look into the questions and, if the item in question is portable, will ask to take it with them.
The rest of the segment involves an investigation of the item's history, focusing particularly on the questions asked by the person who presented them with the case. If the provenance of the item is in doubt they will often begin by establishing whether or not the item came from the period in question. This will often involve a series of physical tests as well as consultation with experts on appraisal. When tracking down specific people the investigators will engage in archival research using such resources as biographies, histories, newspapers, and city directories. In attempting to establish the history of the item, the investigators will meet with experts, particularly historians, to gain historical context. When needed other experts such as park rangers, appraisers, and experts in relevant skills will be consulted. Often, experts will be asked to provide their opinion on the plausibility of a story which is attached to the item, or to explain why a specific historical event happened in a particular way.
When dealing with more recent history, the investigators will often try and contact people involved in certain events both in order to gain context and to verify the truth of an item's folk history. Generally the last interview will be abruptly ended before the audience can learn the final revelation. The investigator then returns to the person who brought them the case and informs them of what he has learned, including rolling clips of revealing statements from the final expert consulted. Occasionally the end of the segment will involve a "reward" of sorts. Sometimes this involves presenting the people who brought them the case with an item somehow related to the history of their item. Other times this will involve a meeting with a person who had produced or previously owned their item or, if that person is deceased, their relatives. For example, in a case where they were trying to track down the artist who had drawn a World War II POW's picture they found that the artist was deceased but they "reunited" the POW with the artist's son.
Between segments are interstitial material involving stock footage and one of the investigators giving narration that relates to the general topic which had been covered in the preceding segment. For example, a segment which dealt with desegregation in Major League Baseball, the interstitial material discussed the World War II service of several black ballplayers.
The show only airs original episodes in the summer months. Reruns air in some areas of the country the rest of the year as well as on PBS World. The sixth season in 2008 brought some changes including a new opening sequence. In the seventh season in 2009, Eduardo Pagan, a noted historian and author joined the detectives. In the ninth season in 2011, marked a change from regularly airing on Mondays to Tuesdays. The tenth season premiered on July 17, 2012 with another new opening sequence. Also, the 10th-season premiere episode was their 100th of the series.
In 2014, the show changed its name to "History Detectives: Special Investigations" and debuted a new format. Joining Zuberi and Cowan was historian Kaiama Glover. In contrast to previous seasons, each episode of "History Detectives: Special Investigations" focuses on a single subject such as the Austin "Servant Girl Annihilator", the Sultana disaster, or the death of band leader Glenn Miller. The three hosts investigate different aspects of the incident and then reunite for a final report.
Production
Elvis Costello's "Watching the Detectives" was the show's theme song for its first decade. The drum sequences also served as segues between each segment of an episode. In 2014, the show changed to an original composition for its theme music.
During an online chat with The Washington Post in 2005, Elyse Luray stated that each segment took approximately six weeks to complete. While on the show it appears that each filmed segment is happening spontaneously, the research is generally completed prior to filming, and the investigator will then later return to certain research points for filming so the investigation will appear as a coherent story for the viewer.
Home Video
VHS tape - PBS sporadically released the first 4 seasons on VHS tape, dubbed as PBS member 'Thank You Gifts'.
DVD-R - In August 2007 PBS announced in season 5 that "you could buy this episode on DVD for $24.99 by calling PBS". They also offered the complete series for $249.90. https://web.archive.org/web/20070810150312/http://www.shoppbs.org/family/index.jsp?categoryId=1789689&clickid=lftnav_sbi_txt This single episode offer of made-to-order DVD-Rs lasted through season 8. Previous seasons were not re-issued on DVD-R. Since these DVD-Rs were made-to-order there is no guarantee that every episode was ordered and exists on DVD-R. The Internet Web Archive confirms these were sold on PBS.org for 6 or more years: https://web.archive.org/web/20071011071619/http://www.shoppbs.org/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2780128&cp=1378003. And by 2013 other seasons were offered on-line: https://web.archive.org/web/20130126153726/http://www.shoppbs.org/family/index.jsp?cp=1378003&categoryId=2780128&pg=1 By September 2015 shoppbs.org cut the price drastically to $9.95.and in 2016 only 501,502,504,505, and 801 were still available, price raised to $17.99, along with the seasons 9, 10, Special Investigations Sets. By 2018 the individual episodes were gone.
DVD manufactured discs - With season 9 PBS Home Video decided to manufacture pressed DVDs as season sets. This guarantees that all episodes for seasons 9, 10 and Special Investigations were put on DVD. Previous seasons were not re-issued on pressed DVD season sets. Starting in 2011 they started to go out of print, season 9 in June, season 10 in August, and the Special Investigations are soon to be unavailable.
The usual buyer of these home video releases are Public Libraries , so it is common to find retired library copies for sale.
Video Streaming - Select episodes from seasons 5 - 11 are available for video streaming from PBS.org
Full 55 minute Broadcast Episodes and Original Air Dates.
As of 2011, 11 Seasons through 6 have been removed from re-run broadcasts (unless noted)
Season 1 (2003)
- 101 Jul/14/03 Old Fire Station / Pebble in the Sand / 'Pop' Lloyd Baseball Stadium
- 102 Jul/15/03 Bonnie & Clyde Bullets / Movie Palace / Sears Home
- 103 Jul/16/03 Jigsaw Puzzle / Whaling Ship / Witch's House
- 104 Jul/17/03 Cannon House / General Washington Portrait / Independence Trumpet
- 105 Jul/21/03 General Lee Farewell/Napoleons Sword/Natchez House
- 106 Jul/28/03 Chinese Poems / Japanese House / John Browns Letters
- 107 Aug/04/03 Mexican Currency / Pirate Spyglass / Railroad Station
- 108 Aug/25/03 Boarding House Flag / Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot / Ventriloquist's Dummy
- 109 Sep/01/03 Dutch Colonial Home / Mark Twain's Watch / Revolutionary War Poem
- 110 Sep/09/03 Flint-Lock Rifle / Lafayette China / Prison Plaque
Season 2 (2004)
- 201 Jun/21/04 Civil War Submarine / Red Cloud's Peace Pipe / Thomas Edison's House
- 202 Jun/28/04 Early Monopoly / Internment Artwork / Lewis and Clark Cane
- 203 Jul/05/04 Anti-Slavery Flag / Mail Order Brides / WWII Landing Craft
- 204 Jul/12/04 First Movie Studio / Hollywood: Warner's Lighter / King Kong Camera
- 205 Jul/19/04 Dueling Pistols / Little Big Horn Bayonet / Nesbit Portrait
- 206 Sep/06/04 Lost Gold Ship / John Hunt Morgan Saddle / Cesar Chavez Banner
- 207 Sep/17/04 Body in the Basement / Newport U-Boat / Shippen Golf Club
Season 3 (2005)
- 301 Jun/27/05 Geronimo Photograph / Lindbergh Engine / Suicide Pin
- 302 Jul/11/05 Black Star Line / Micky Mouse / Texas POW Camp
- 303 Jul/18/05 Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons / Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon / Chemical Warfare Map
- 304 Jul/25/05 Cherokee Bible / Slave Banjo / United Empire Loyalist
- 305 Aug/15/05 Secrets of the Tape / Mountain Mail Bag / Banned Birth Control Box
- 306 Aug/22/05 Doc Holliday's Watch / Civil War Female Soldiers / Japanese Internment Camp Artwork
- 307 Sep/05/05 Coney Island Lion / Legacy of a Doll / Ballet Shoes
- 308 Sep/12/05 Jim Thorpe Ticket / Land Grant / Leisurama Homes
- 309 Sep/19/05 Home for Unwed Mothers / Long Expedition Encampment / Evelyn Nesbit Portrait
Season 4 (2006)
- 401 Jun/19/06 The Chisholm Trail / Harry Houdini Poster / McKinley Casket
- 402 Jun/26/06 Confederate Eyeglass / Howard Hughes' Invention / Wartime Baseball
- 403 Jul/05/06 Coca-Cola Trade Card / Lawrence Strike / Vicksburg Map
- 404 Jul/10/06 Alternative Service Certificates / Carolina Mystery Books / Mickey Mouse's Origin
- 405 Jul/31/06 Survivor Camera / Mystery Crystal Cross / Alcoholics Anonymous Letter
- 406 Aug/21/06 Grace Kelly Car / Harley-Davidson Motorcycle / Civil War POW Photos
- 407 Aug/28/06 Lou Gehrig Autograph /. Cleveland Electric Car / Philadelphia Freedom Paper
- 408 Sep/04/06 Superman Sketch / Lost Musical Treasure / Rebel Whisky Flask
(Starting with season 5 (2007), PBS started offering the episodes on DVD)
- 501 Jun/25/07 3D Cuban Missile Crisis / Amos 'n Andy Record / Women's Suffrage Painting
- 502 Jul/02/07 Continental Currency / Short-Snorter / Liberty Bell Pin
- 503 Jul/09/07 GAR Photograph / Jefferson Pledge / Dempsey Fight Bell
- 504 Jul/16/07 Atocha Spanish Silver / Ernie Pyle's Typewriter / Lucy Parsons Book
- 505 Jul/23/07 Great Mexican War Posters / Muhlenberg Robe / Nora Holt Autograph Book
- 506 Jul/30/07 NC-4: First Across the Atlantic / Howard Hughes Crash / Civil War Balloon
- 507 Aug/20/07 Red Cloud Letter / '32 Ford Roadster / Cast Iron Eagle
- 508 Sep/10/07 USS Thresher / Pete Gray Cartoon / Manhattan Project Letter.
Season 6 (2008–09)
- 601 Jun/30/08 WWII Diary / Annie Oakley Coin / 1856 Mormon Tale
- 602 Jul/07/08 Red Hand Flag / Seth Eastman Painting / Isleton Tong
- 603 Jul/14/08 Japanese Balloon Bomb / Society Circus Program / Camp David Letter
- 604 Jul/21/08 China Marine Jacket / Airstream Caravan / Lincoln Forgery
- 605 Aug/11/08 Black Tom Shell / USS Olympia Glass / Front Street Blockhouse
- 606 Sep/08/08 Shipwreck Cannons / Connecticut Farmhouse / Kahlil Gibran Painting
- 607 Feb/23/09 Slave Songbook / Josh White Guitar / Birthplace of Hip Hop
Season 7 (2009)
- 701 Jun/22/09 Psychophone / War Dog Letter / Pancho Villa Watch Fob
- 702 Jun/29/09 Manhattan Project Patent / Galleon Shipwreck / Creole Poems
- 703 Jul/06/09 St. Valentine's Day Massacre / Booth Letter / Cemetery Alarm
- 704 Jul/13/09 Sideshow Babies / Lubin Photos / Navajo Rug
- 705 Jul/27/09 Amelia Earhart Plane / Fillmore Pardon / Boxcar Home
- 706 Aug/17/09 Mussolini Dagger / Liberia Letter / N.E.A.R. Device
- 707 Sep/07/09 Civil War Bridge / Scottsboro Boys Stamp / Duke Ellington Plates
Season 8 (2010)
- 801 Jun/21/10 Space Exploration: Satelloon / Space Boot / Moon Museum
- 802 Jun/28/10 Iwo Jima Map / Copperhead Cane / Theremin
- 803 Jul/07/10 Lauste Film Clip / Baker's Gold / Transatlantic Cable
- 804 Jul/12/10 Andrew Jackson's Mouth / Barton Letter / Spybook
- 805 Jul/26/10 Korean War Letter / Diana / Lookout Mt. Painting
- 806 Aug/15/10 Hot Town Poster / Face Jug / Lost City of Gold
- 807 Aug/23/10 Jackie Robinson All-Stars / Modoc Basket / Special Agent Five
Season 9 (2011)
- 901 Jun/21/11 Yakima Canutt's Saddle / The Ni'ihau Incident / Civil War Cannon
- 902 Jun/26/11 Spanish Civil War Eulogy / World War II Leaflets / Tiffany Window
- 903 Jul/05/11 Siberian Bullet / John Brown Pike / Ronald McDonald Costume
- 904 Jul/12/11 African American Comic Book / Lindberg-Sikorsky Fabric / Civil War Letters
- 905 Jul/19/11 Drone Propeller / Clara Barton Letter /. Teddy Roosevelt War Club
- 906 Aug/30/11 Drug Smuggling Doll / Florida Map / Marion Carpenter Camera
- 907 Oct/11/11 Chandler Tintype / Ince Ledger. / Harlem Heirs
Season 10 (2012–13)
- 1001 Jul/17/12 Bob Dylan Guitar / Beatles Autographs / Frank Zappa Collage
- 1002 Jul/24/12 Civil War Derringers / Fiery Cross / Motown Amp
- 1003 Jul/24/12 Rogue Book. / Empire State Building Plane Crash Piece / Bettie Page Slide, Hollywood Sign
- 1004 Jul/31/12 WWII Patch/ Lincoln Oath / Chief Black Kettle / Marshall House Flag
- 1005 Aug/01/12 Luxury Liner Picture Frame / Woolworth Sign / Nazi Spy Toys
- 1006 Oct/02/12 Vietnamese Soldier's Diary / Bootlegger's Notebook / Hollywood Indian Ledger
- 1007 Oct/08/12 WWI Poster/ Valley Forge Map / Transistor Radio / 70-Year-Old Business Card
- 1008 Jan/08/13 Negro Girl 'Bill of Sale' / Revolutionary War Powder Horn / Star Spangled Banner / 1775 Almanac
- 1009 Apr/02/13 Kit Carson Family Secrets. / Yakima Canutt's Saddle(R). /. Inscription on Sheet Music for 'Tumbling Tumbleweeds' / Modoc Basket
Season 11 (2014)
- 1101 2014 Special Investigations 1. Civil War Sabotage?
- 1102 2014 Special Investigations 2. The Disappearance of Glenn Miller
- 1103 2014 Special Investigations 3. Texas Servant Girl Murders
- 1104 2014 Special Investigations 4. Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa?
History Detectives Story Airings: 1st 2nd & 3rd.
(DVD) means PBS released the story on DVD, seasons 5 through 10 & Special Investigations
- 1775 Almanac (DVD) 909 1008
- 1856 Mormon Tale (DVD) 601
- 32 Ford Roadster (DVD) 507
- 3D Cuban Missile Crisis (DVD) 501
- 70-Year-Old Business Card (DVD) 1007
- African American Comic Book (DVD) 904
- Airstream Caravan (DVD) 604
- Alcoholics Anonymous Letter 407
- Alternative Service Certificates 404
- Amelia Earhart Plane (DVD) 706
- Amos 'n Andy Record (DVD) 501
- Andrew Jackson's Mouth (DVD) 804 907
- Annie Oakley Coin (DVD) 601
- Anti-Slavery Flag 203
- Arthur Szyk's Earliest Cartoons 303
- Atocha Spanish Silver (DVD) 504 610
- Baker's Gold (DVD) 803 906
- Ballet Shoes 309
- Banned Birth Control Box 306
- Bartlett Sketchbook (DVD) 805
- Barton Letter (DVD) 804
- Beatles Autographs (DVD) 1001
- Bettie Page Slide (DVD) 1003
- Bill Pickett Saddle (DVD) 509 606
- Birthplace of Hip Hop (DVD) 611 707
- Black Star Line 302 408
- Black Tom Shell (DVD) 607 710
- Blueprint Special (DVD) 610
- Boarding House Flag 108
- Bob Dylan Guitar (DVD) 1001
- Body in the Basement 212
- Bonnie & Clyde Bullets 102 208
- Bonus Army Stamp (DVD) 605
- Booth Letter (DVD) 703
- Bootlegger's Notebook (DVD) 1006
- Boxcar Home (DVD) 706
- Calf Creek Arrow 308 408
- Camp David Letter (DVD) 603
- Cannon House 104
- Carolina Mystery Books 404
- Cast Iron Eagle 509
- Cemetery Alarm (DVD) 703
- Cesar Chavez Banner 209
- Chandler Tintype (DVD) 912
- Charlie Parker's Saxophone 211
- Chemical Warfare Map 303
- Cherokee Bible 304
- Chicago Clock (DVD) 811
- Chief Black Kettle (DVD) 1004
- China Marine Jacket (DVD) 604
- Chinese Opium Scale 406
- Chinese Poems 106 207
- Chisholm Trail, The 401
- Civil War Balloon (DVD) 506
- Civil War Bridge (DVD) 711
- Civil War Cannon (DVD) 901
- Civil War Derringers (DVD) 1002
- Civil War Female Soldiers 307
- Civil War Letters (DVD) 904
- Civil War POW Photos (DVD) 409 507
- Civil War Submarine 201
- Clara Barton Letter (DVD) 905
- Cleveland Electric Car 410
- Coca-Cola Trade Card (DVD) 403 508
- Coney Island Lion 309
- Confederate Eyeglass 402
- Connecticut Farmhouse (DVD) 609
- Continental Army Muster Roll 210
- Continental Club Card (DVD) 911
- Continental Currency (DVD) 502
- Copperhead Cane (DVD) 802
- Crazy Horse (DVD) 705
- Creole Poems (DVD) 702
- Cromwell Dixon (DVD) 805
- Dempsey Fight Bell (DVD) 503 605
- Diana (DVD) 806
- Doc Holliday's Watch 307 408
- Drone Propeller (DVD) 905
- Drug Smuggling Doll (DVD) 908
- Dueling Pistols 205
- Duke Ellington Plates (DVD) 711 805
- Dutch Colonial Home 109
- Early Monopoly 202
- Empire State Building Plane Crash Piece (DVD) 1003
- Ernie Pyle's Typewriter (DVD) 504
- Evelyn Nesbit Portrait 311
- Exercise Records (DVD) 909
- Face Jug (DVD) 808
- Fiery Cross (DVD) 1002
- Fillmore Pardon (DVD) 706
- First Movie Studio 204
- Flint-Lock Rifle 110
- Florida Map (DVD) 908
- Frank Zappa Collage (DVD) 1001
- Front Street Blockhouse (DVD) 607
- Galleon Shipwreck (DVD 702
- Galvez Papers (DVD) 810
- GAR Photograph (DVD) 503 606
- General Lee Farewell 105
- General Washington Portrait 104 208 305
- George Washington Miniature (DVD) 709 807
- Geronimo Photograph 301
- Goering Gun 308 406
- Grace Kelly Car (DVD) 409 507
- Great Mexican War Posters (DVD) 505
- Harlem Heirs (DVD) 912
- Harley-Davidson Motorcycle (DVD) 409 507
- Harry Houdini Poster 401
- Highlander Badge 405
- Hindenburg Artifact (DVD) 605 707
- Hitler Films (DVD) 509 606
- Hollywood Indian Ledger (DVD) 1006
- Hollywood Sign (DVD) 1003
- Hollywood: Warner's Lighter 204
- Home for Unwed Mothers 311
- Home of Lincoln Assassination Plot 108 206
- Hot Town Poster (DVD) 808 907
- Howard Hughes Crash (DVD) 506
- Howard Hughes' Invention 402
- Ince Ledger (DVD) 912
- Independence Trumpet 104
- Inscription on Sheet Music for 'Tumbling Tumbleweeds' (DVD) 1008
- Internment Artwork 202
- Isleton Tong (DVD) 602
- Iwo Jima Map (DVD) 802
- Jackie Robinson All-Stars (DVD) 809
- Japanese Balloon Bomb 603 709
- Japanese Carved Cane (DVD) 906
- Japanese House 106
- Japanese Internment Camp Artwork 307
- Jefferson Pledge (DVD) 503
- Jigsaw Puzzle 103
- Jim Thorpe Ticket 310
- John Adams Book (DVD) 608 707
- John Brown Pike (DVD) 903
- John Browns Letters 106
- John Hunt Morgan Saddle 209
- Josh White Guitar (DVD) 611
- Kahlil Gibran Painting (DVD) 609
- King Kong Camera 204
- Kit Carson Family Secrets (DVD) 1008
- Kittery Telescope (DVD) 906
- Koranic School Book 211
- Korean War Letter (DVD) 806
- Lafayette China 110
- Land Grant 310
- Lauste Film Clip (DVD) 803
- Lawrence Strike (DVD) 403 508
- Legacy of a Doll 309
- Leisurama Homes 310
- Leopold Medal (DVD) 910
- Lewis and Clark Cane 202
- Liberia Letter (DVD) 708
- Liberty Bell Pin (DVD) 502
- Lincoln Forgery (DVD) 604
- Lincoln Letter (DVD) 510
- Lincoln Oath (DVD) 1004
- Lindberg-Sikorsky Fabric (DVD) 904
- Lindbergh Engine 301 405
- Little Big Horn Bayonet 205
- Long Expedition Encampment 311
- Lookout Mt. Painting (DVD) 806
- Lost City of Gold (DVD) 808
- Lost Gold Ship 209
- Lost Musical Treasure 411
- Lou Gehrig Autograph 410
- Lubin Photos (DVD) 704
- Lucy Parsons Book (DVD) 504
- Luxury Liner Picture Frame (DVD) 1005
- Mail Order Brides 203
- Manhattan Project Letter (DVD) 510
- Manhattan Project Patent (DVD) 702
- Mankato Spoon (DVD) 608
- Marion Carpenter Camera (DVD) 908
- Mark Twain's Watch 109
- Marshall House Flag (DVD) 1004
- McKinley Casket Flag (DVD) 401 509
- Mexican Currency 107
- Mickey Mouse's Origin 404
- Micky Mouse 302
- Modoc Basket (DVD) 809 907 1008
- Monroe Letter (DVD) 610
- Moon Museum (DVD) 909
- Motown Amp (DVD) 1002
- Mountain Mail Bag 306
- Movie Palace 102
- Muhlenberg Robe (DVD) 505
- Mussolini Dagger (DVD) 708 810
- Mystery Crystal Cross 407
- N.E.A.R. Device (DVD) 708
- Napoleons Sword 105
- Natchez House 105
- Navajo Rug (DVD) 704
- Nazi Spy Toys (DVD) 1005
- NC-4: First Across the Atlantic (DVD) 506 608
- Negro Girl 'Bill of Sale' (DVD) 1009
- Nesbit Portrait 205
- Newport U-Boat 212
- Ni'ihau Incident, The (DVD) 901
- Nora Holt Autograph Book (DVD) 505
- Old Fire Station 101
- Pancho Villa Watch Fob (DVD) 701
- Pebble in the Sand 101
- Pete Gray Cartoon (DVD as #510) 512
- Philadelphia Freedom Paper 410
- Pirate Spyglass 107
- Pop' Lloyd Baseball Stadium 101 210
- Preston Brooks' Riding Crop 206
- Pretty Boy Floyd's Gun 210
- Prison Plaque 110 211
- Professor Lowe's Hot Air Balloon 303
- Psychophone (DVD) 701
- Quaker Map (DVD) 510
- Railroad Station 107
- Rebel Whisky Flask 411
- Red Cloud Letter (DVD) 509
- Red Cloud's Peace Pipe 201
- Red Hand Flag (DVD) 602
- Revolutionary War Cannon 206 305
- Revolutionary War Poem 109 208 305
- Revolutionary War Powder Horn (DVD) 1009
- Rogue Book (DVD) 1003
- Ronald McDonald Costume (DVD) 903
- Saint Valentine's Day Massacre (DVD) 911
- Scottsboro Boys Stamp (DVD) 711
- Seadrome (DVD) 710
- Sears Home 102
- Secrets of the Tape 306
- Seth Eastman Painting (DVD) 602
- Shippen Golf Club 212
- Shipwreck Cannons (DVD) 609
- Short-Snorter (DVD) 502
- Siberian Bullet (DVD) 903
- Sideshow Babies (DVD) 704
- Silent Film Reel 406
- Slave Banjo 304
- Slave Songbook (DVD) 611
- Society Circus Program (DVD) 603 911
- Space Exploration (DVD) 801
- Spanish Civil War Eulogy (DVD) 902
- Special Agent Five (DVD) 809
- Spybook (DVD) 804
- St. Valentine's Day Massacre (DVD) 703 807
- Stalag 17 Portrait (DVD) 710 807
- Star Spangled Banner (DVD) 1009
- Suffrage Pennant (DVD) 910
- Suicide Pin 301
- Superman Sketch 411
- Survivor Camera 407
- Teddy Roosevelt War Club (DVD) 905
- Texas POW Camp 302
- Theremin (DVD) 802
- Thomas Edison's House 201 308
- Tiffany Window (DVD) 902
- Tokyo Rose (DVD) 705
- Transatlantic Cable (DVD) 803
- Transistor Radio (DVD) 1007
- U.S.S. Indianapolis (DVD) 405 510
- United Empire Loyalist 304
- Universal Friends (DVD) 811
- USS Olympia Glass (DVD) 607
- USS Thresher (DVD) 510
- Valley Forge Map (DVD) 1007
- Ventriloquist's Dummy 108 207
- Vicksburg Map (DVD) 403 508
- Vietnamese Soldier's Diary (DVD) 1006
- War Dog Letter (DVD) 701 811
- Wartime Baseball 402
- WB Cartoon (DVD) 810 910
- Whaling Ship 103
- Witch's House 103 207
- Women's Suffrage Painting (DVD) 501
- Woolworth Sign (DVD) 1005
- World War II Leaflets (DVD) 902
- WPA Mural Studies (DVD) 709
- WWI Poster (DVD) 1007
- WWII Diary (DVD) 601 705
- WWII Landing Craft 203
- WWII Patch (DVD) 1004
- Yakima Canutt's Saddle (DVD) 901 1008
- Special Investigations 1. Civil War Sabotage? (DVD)
- Special Investigations 2. The Disappearance of Glenn Miller (DVD)
- Special Investigations 3. Texas Servant Girl Murders (DVD)
- Special Investigations 4. Who Killed Jimmy Hoffa? (DVD)
See also
- American Treasures, similar show on Discovery
References
- ↑ "Kaiama L. Glover - Barnard College". barnard.edu.
- ↑ PBS Ombudsman Detecting More Than History?
- ↑ "History Detectives promoted to investigators in series revamp".
- ↑ Owen, Rob (September 4, 2015). "TV Q&A: 'History Detectives,' 'Odd Squad' and new fall TV series". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ "History Detectives promoted to investigators in series revamp".
https://www.pbs.org/show/history-detectives/episodes/season/10/
Further reading
- Kiesewetter, John (2003) "Appraiser Cowan to co-host new antiques show on PBS", Cincinnati Enquirer, July 14, 2003, p. C2. Cowan explains the relationship of the on-air researchers to the actual research.