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WPA Mural Studies/George Washington Miniature/Japanese Balloon Bomb

Items look at include six paintings by Thelma Johnson Streat, which may have been mural studies commissioned by the WPA in the 1930s or '40s; a 1790 miniature color portrait of a "G. Washington" which was found stored above a Manhattan tavern in a box of documents; and a scrap of material believed to have come from a Japanese balloon bomb used during WWII.

English
  • Originally Aired August 24, 2009
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Created March 20, 2010 by
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