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The World Learns of Emmett Till
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The World Learns of Emmett Till
Photos of Till were published in newspapers and magazines.
Summit Tunnel
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Summit Tunnel
Summit Tunnel is 1,659 feet long and through some of the hardest rock in North America.
Liquid Nitroglycerin and the Transcontinental Railroad
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Liquid Nitroglycerin and the Transcontinental Railroad
The Central Pacific's best hope was a dangerous gamble: liquid nitroglycerin.
Tunneling and Tracklaying
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Tunneling and Tracklaying
Workers dug tunnels through mountains in Utah and laid track in the Wyoming desert.
Sculpting a National Monument
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Sculpting a National Monument
View video clips of Gutzon Borglum and the workers as they sculpt a national monument.
The Scale of Mount Rushmore
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The Scale of Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore is the biggest monument on the face of the earth.
Interview with Linda Edquist
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Interview with Linda Edquist
Conservation Specialist Linda Edquist demonstrates preservation techniques.
Borglum's Sculpting Technique
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Borglum's Sculpting Technique
Borglum built a studio size model of Mt. Rushmore and then enlarged it to scale.
The Rockefellers Chapter One
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The Rockefellers Chapter One
John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and the most hated man in America.
Rockefellers at Play
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Rockefellers at Play
Home videos of Rockefeller family members at the family estate.
Historian Elizabeth Young
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Historian Elizabeth Young
Historian Elizabeth Young discusses women and literature before the Civil War.
Historian Catherine Clinton
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Historian Catherine Clinton
Historian Catherine Clinton discusses medical care in the Civil War.
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