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Florence Thompson and children; Dorothea LangeDocumenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker and the FSA/OWI Photographers
This film brings to life the remarkable stories behind the legendary group of New Deal-sponsored photographers who traversed the country in the 1930s and early 1940s, capturing the face of Depression-era America.
covered bridgeSpanning Time: America's Covered Bridges explores the cultural significance, history, construction techniques, preservation efforts and tourist activities surrounding covered bridges throughout the United States.
The Summer of a Lifetime traces the history of summer camps from Lake Champlain to Wisconsin. Since the late 19th century, people have been escaping from the urban areas of the Midwest to camps in the lakes and woods of Wisconsin to seek a temporary respite from the modern world.
The Church on Dauphine Street
A church, a priest, two kindred spirits, and the kindness of strangers. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when nearly all hope was drowned in the flood, one church in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans did not give up.
Ground ZeroNOVA "Building on Ground Zero"
In a follow-up to the Emmy Award-winning documentary "Why the Towers Fell," NOVA looks back at the events of 9/11 and reviews the major investigations into the collapse of the World Trade Center.
Fatal FloodAmerican Experience "Fatal Flood"
In the spring of 1927, after weeks of incessant rains, the Mississippi River went on a rampage from Cairo, Illinois, to New Orleans. This is a story of greed, power, and race during one of America's greatest natural disasters.
Monument at Hope Cemetery, VermontA Cemetery Special
This celebration of cemeteries across America takes an unusual and informative look at graves, monuments, family plots, sculpture, and the way cemeteries interconnect with many aspects of modern American culture.
Timeless: A National Parks OdysseyTimeless: A National Parks Odyssey
Cinematographer David Fortney goes on a tour of 14 national parks, each with its own unique grace and splendor.
American Experience "New York Underground"
This program chronicles the challenges faced by the engineer who designed the subway between a maze of buildings and through a river; by the miners and immigrants who risked their lives to build the tracks and tunnels; and by the city's residents, who endured years of blasting and construction.
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