History Detectives

Chandler Tintype, Hollywood Indian Ledger, Harlem Heirs

What is the relationship behind the two men in this photo? Both wear Confederate uniforms, one is white, the other black. Did slaves fight in the Confederate army? What will this ledger tell us about how Hollywood treated Indian actors? And who are the Harlem Heirs, and what stake does this 1892 stock certificate give them in Harlem real estate?

Chandler Tintype, Hollywood Indian Ledger, Harlem Heirs

55m 10s

What is the relationship behind the two men in this photo? Both wear Confederate uniforms, one is white, the other black. Did slaves fight in the Confederate army? What will this ledger tell us about how Hollywood treated Indian actors? And who are the Harlem Heirs, and what stake does this 1892 stock certificate give them in Harlem real estate?

Previews + Extras

  • Wearing the Confederate Uniform: Slave or Soldier?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Wearing the Confederate Uniform: Slave or Soldier?

    S9 E12 - 19m 57s

    In this extraordinary Civil War tintype, two men sit side by side, one white, the other black, both wearing Confederate uniforms, both holding weapons. Descendants of the men in this photo ask: Could a slave be a soldier in the Confederate army? Wes Cowan dusts off years of dueling family legends to reveal the facts behind the men in this photo.

  • Fighting for Harlem Land Rights: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fighting for Harlem Land Rights

    S9 E12 - 15m 13s

    This ornate 1892 stock certificate bears the name Harlem Associated Heirs Title Company. It includes a detailed map of New York's Harlem. Who are the Harlem Associated Heirs? And does this stock certificate give them a stake in Harlem real estate? This investigation takes HISTORY DETECTIVES host Gwen Wright to an often forgotten chapter of Harlem's history.

  • Ince's Hollywood Indian Payroll: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ince's Hollywood Indian Payroll

    S9 E12 - 15m 56s

    Who were "Two Lance and Wife" and "Luke Big Turnip and Wife?" And why did the New York Motion Picture Company pay them each week? Two California teens found the 1914 ledger in their great grandfather's attic. They ask HISTORY DETECTIVES host Eduardo Pagan to find out how these Native Americans earned their pay. Did Hollywood treat them fairly?

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