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"Could this be a piece of Amelia Earhart's lost airplane? Why did an obscure court case about an unknown Native American matter to a US President? Was this unusual home made from a boxcar?"

In each episode of PBS' History Detectives series, a team of professionals examines "mystery" artifacts, attempting to track down the stories behind each object. For more History Detectives episodes, search "History Detectives" in History in Multimedia.

From the PBS Video website:

"What happened to a WWII POW who sketched portraits at the German camp Stalag 17B? What's the story behind photographs of the Seadrome project? Was an old artillery shell involved in an attack on Black Tom Island?"

In each episode of PBS' History Detectives series, a team of professionals examines "mystery" artifacts, attempting to track down the stories behind each object. For more History Detectives episodes, search "History Detectives" in History in Multimedia.

Tukufu Zuberi of PBS's History Detectives speaks to Tom Crouch, Senior Curator of Aeronautics at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum about balloon bombs, used by the Japanese against the U.S. West Coast during World War II.

Elyse Luray of PBS's History Detectives speaks to Guillaume de Syon, author and expert on the Zeppelin, about the Hindenburg and the relationship between the U.S. and Germany at the time of the Hindenburg disaster.

Wes Cowan of PBS's History Detectives investigates the history of a Corona 3 typewriter, trying to determine if the typewriter was ever used by World War II battlefront correspondent Ernie Pyle.

Wes Cowan of PBS's History Detectives learns about the role of aerial reconnaissance and aerial photography in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

John Bayer shows Elyse Luray of PBS's History Detectives the NC-4 and describes conditions for the crew during its flight across the Atlantic in 1919.

Tukufu Zuberi of PBS's History Detectives provides a brief overview of the history of aerial photography, particularly its use in reconnaissance.