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Mark L. WahlbergAntiques Roadshow
Providence, Rhode Island - Hour Three
Rhode Island Convention Center
(8/23)
A collection of 20th-century Remington ammunition-themed calendars; a set of prints by Rembrandt and Albrecht Durer; and a 1923 bronze automobile hood ornament crafted by Harriet Frishmuth.
covered bridgeSpanning Time: America's Covered Bridges explores the cultural significance, history, construction techniques, preservation efforts and tourist activities surrounding covered bridges throughout the United States.
Mark L. WahlbergAntiques Roadshow
Tucson, Arizona - Hour One
Tucson Convention Center
(8/25 [1:30 a.m.] & 8/30)
Two Picasso-designed vases; a court affidavit submitted by Jimmy Carter to the state of Maine; and an ornate saddle.
History DetectivesHistory Detectives
8/25 [2:30 a.m.]
Continental Currency; Short-Snorter; Liberty Bell Pin
The Summer of a Lifetime traces the history of summer camps from Lake Champlain to Wisconsin. Since the late 19th century, people have been escaping from the urban areas of the Midwest to camps in the lakes and woods of Wisconsin to seek a temporary respite from the modern world.
The Church on Dauphine Street
A church, a priest, two kindred spirits, and the kindness of strangers. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when nearly all hope was drowned in the flood, one church in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans did not give up.
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