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Airstream Caravan
Was this mobile home part of a modern-day wagon train halfway across the world? ...More

Annie Oakley Coin
Was this coin a target for one of the Wild West's most popular female sharpshooters?...More

Boxcar Home
Why is a boxcar buried beneath this suburban kitchen?...More

Continental Army Muster Roll
A man owns an old Continental Army muster roll issued by the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts in July 1780. Among the 16 men listed is "Paul Cuffee."..More

Chinese Opium Scale
Is this a scale used by Chinese immigrants to measure opium during the 1800s? ...More

Dempsey Fight Bell
Is this the bell that sat ringside at the world's first boxing superstar's legendary match? ...More

Ernie Pyle's Typewriter
Did America’s most beloved battlefront correspondent bang out his dispatches on this Corona 3?...More

Geronimo Photograph
One woman's heritage goes back to the 1870s, when her great-great-grandfather was Lieutenant Governor of the still-wild New Mexico territory...More

Mussolini's Dagger
Did a World War II GI return home with Mussolini's dagger?...More

N.E.A.R Device
Was this device invented to help Americans believe they could survive a soviet nuclear attack?...More

Stalag 17 Portrait
What happened to the artist of this portrait made- in a German POW camp?...More

Tokyo Rose
Did a 1940s recording help convict the woman alleged to be a Japanese spy?...More

Vicksburg Map
The Battle of Vicksburg was vital to the north’s command and ultimate success in the the Civil War. Could this map have been used during the seige?...
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