Madison, Hour 1

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Aired: 11/10/14Premiered: 02/15/10
RUNTIME: 04:22Antiques RoadshowSEASON 14

Roadshow takes a look at the stereoscopic photography of H.H. Bennett in Wisconsin Dells.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's visit to Madison, Wisconsin begins with a detour to the Wisconsin Dells to discuss the late nineteenth-century stereoscopic photography of H.H. Bennett. Highlights include: an heirloom Art Deco charm bracelet with a possible connection to John D. Rockefeller; a 1938 Martin D-18 guitar; and an angry 1976 letter from Frank Sinatra to Chicago Daily News columnist Mike Royko.

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