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History Detectives

History Detective's Most Common Artifacts

Of the thousands of objects submitted to History Detectives each season, by far the most common are from the Pacific theater of World War II. Gwen Wright explains how many wartime souvenirs came home with American G.I.s.

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Season 8, Episode 7
56:10
St.Valentine's Day Massacre; G. Washington Miniature; Stalag 17 Portrait
Season 8, Episode 4
53:09
Barton Letter; Andrew Jackson's Mouth; Spybook
Season 8: Episode 1
55:09
Space Boot; Satelloon; Moon Museum
Season 7, Episode 9
54:44
WPA Mural Studies; George Washington Miniature; Japanese Balloon Bomb
Season 7, Episode 8
54:44
Mussolini Dagger; Liberia Letter; N.E.A.R. Device
Season 7, Episode 6
54:44
Amelia Earhart Plane; Fillmore Pardon; Boxcar Home
Season 7, Episode 5
54:44
Tokyo Rose Recording; Crazy Horse Photo; World War II Diary
Season 7, Episode 4
54:44
Sideshow Babies; Lubin Photos; Navajo Rug
Season 7, Episode 3
54:54
St. Valentine's Day Massacre; Booth Letter; Cemetery Alarm
Season 7, Episode 2
54:54
Manhattan Project Patent; Galleon Shipwreck; Creole Poems
Season 7, Episode 1
54:51
Psychophone; War Dog Letter; Pancho Villa Watch Fob
Season 6, Episode 10
54:07
Blueprint Special; Monroe Letter; Atocha Spanish Silver
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