America's top gumshoes are on the case to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. Exploring historical objects and the stories behind them, History Detectives crisscrosses the country delving into legends, folklore and personal histories to discover potentially extraordinary objects in everyday American homes.
Episodes
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Episode 12, Season 9
Chandler Tintype, Hollywood Indian Ledger, Harlem HeirsSlave in a Confederate Uniform, Hollywood Indian Payroll, Fighting for Harlem Land Rights.55:10 -
Episode 11, Season 9
Club Continental, St. V-Day Massacre, Society Circus ProgramUnderworld calling card, Gang massacre shotgun, and High Society in the Depression.55:10 -
Episode 10, Season 9
Order of Leopold, Suffrage Pennant, WB CartoonA medal of high honor, pivotal women's voting rights campaign, and unsung cartoon heroes.55:10 -
Episode 9, Season 9
1775 Almanac, Exercise Records, Moon MuseumA family diary of the Revolution, a 20s media fitness guru, and is Warhol art on the moon?55:10 -
Episode 8, Season 9
Marion Carpenter Camera, Drug Smuggling Doll, Florida MapA first in White House photography, a doll used to smuggle drugs, an early map of Florida.55:10 -
Episode 7, Season 9
Hot Town Poster, Andrew Jackson Mouth, and Modoc BasketAn angry poster from the violent 60s, reuniting a broken statue, and a heroine's basket.56:10 -
Episode 6, Season 9
Japanese Cane, Revolutionary Telescope & I.W. Baker's...An internment camp cane, the spyglass that saw revolution and a rare gold rush relic.55:10 -
Episode 5, Season 9
Top Secret Drone, Roosevelt's War Club & Clara Barton LetterA WWII prototype drone, a war memento for Teddy Roosevelt and a letter from Clara Barton.55:10 -
Episode 4, Season 9
Civil War Letters, Aviation Fabric & African American...A story of two Civil War letters, mystery aviation autographs & a 1950s black comic book.55:10 -
Episode 3, Season 9
John Brown Spear, US Bullet in Siberia & Ronald McDonald...A spear from John Brown's raid, America's Siberian war and Ronald McDonald's first suit.55:10 -
Episode 2, Season 9
Propaganda Leaflet,Tiffany Window & Spanish Civil War EulogyDecoding a propaganda leaflet, the women behind Tiffany and a father's forgotten tribute.55:10 -
Episode 1, Season 9
A Hero in Hawaii, Civil War Cannon & Stuntman PioneerA WWII hero in Hawaii, the first shot of secession, and a stuntman who changed Hollywood.55:09
