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Appraisal: Civil War Photographs

In ROADSHOW's special The Civil War Years, Daile Kaplan appraises Civil War photographs.
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Clip Season 21 Episode 27 Length 00:45 Premiere: 01/23/17

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Season 21 Episodes

Fort Worth, Hour 1
S21 E1 Length 53:00 Premiere Date 01/02/17

Appraisal: Civil War Photographs
Clip Length 00:45 Premiere Date 01/23/17

Appraisal: American Album Quilt, ca. 1863
Clip Length 02:22 Premiere Date 01/23/17

Appraisal: Confederate Army Surgeon Archive
Clip Length 03:11 Premiere Date 01/23/17

Appraisal: 1862 Jefferson Davis Letter
Clip Length 03:45 Premiere Date 01/23/17

Appraisal: 1865 Civil War Prison Guard Diary
Clip Length 02:44 Premiere Date 01/23/17

Appraisal: 1859 Noah Davis Memoir
Clip Length 00:56 Premiere Date 01/23/17

Appraisal: "U.S. Colored Troops" Civil War Archive
Clip Length 04:01 Premiere Date 01/23/17

Snapshots | The Civil War Years
Clip Length 03:09 Premiere Date 01/23/17

Web Appraisal: Amarillo Slim Classic Cutting Horse Saddle
Clip Length 02:22 Premiere Date 01/02/17

Web Appraisal: Handmade Mahogany Aerial Camera, ca. 1910
Clip Length 01:59 Premiere Date 01/02/17

Web Appraisal: Japanese-Embellished Chinese Snuff Bottle
Clip Length 02:58 Premiere Date 01/02/17

New Season Starts Mon, Jan. 2nd!
Preview Length 01:00 Premiere Date 12/07/16

Appraisal: C. Chapman Confederate Musketoon
Clip Length 03:00 Premiere Date 04/15/13

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