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Mr. Polaroid

American Experience

Mr. Polaroid

The story of Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera let everyone instantly chronicle their lives.

Leonardo da Vinci
Part Two: Painter-God
11/19/2024 | 1h 46m 25s
Ken Burns UNUM
Atul Gawande on Leonardo's Scientific Genius
S2024 Ep13 | 19m 56s
The American Buffalo
Homecoming
Special | 18m 36s
The U.S. and the Holocaust
En Español: "Los Destituidos, Abrumados por Adversidades”
Ep6 | 2h 10m 51s
Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness
Resilience
Ep2 | 1h 52m 1s
Benjamin Franklin
“An American” (1775-1790)
Ep2 | 1h 54m 59s
Empire of the Air
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1/25/2022 | 1h 51m 55s
Muhammad Ali
Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-2016)
9/22/2021 | 1h 39m 49s
The Gene
The Gene Explained | The Gene That Transformed
Special | 3m 9s
Hemingway
The Blank Page (1944-1961)
Ep3 | 1h 44m 41s
Baseball
Our Game
Ep1 | 1h 54m 53s
College Behind Bars
Part 4: 'Home is a Work in Progress'
Ep4 | 56m 48s
Country Music
“Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’” (1984 – 1996)
Ep8 | 1h 55m 40s
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Revolution
Ep1 | 1h 33m 59s
The Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science
9/25/2018 | 1h 56m 41s
Jackie Robinson
The Anderson Monarchs
Special | 4m 15s
The Civil War
Making The Civil War: 25 Years Later
Special | 28m 19s
The Vietnam War
The Weight of Memory (Vietnamese Subtitles)
Ep20 | 1h 50m 59s
Defying The Nazis: The Sharps' War
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
9/20/2016 | 1h 19m 22s
The National Parks
Great Nature (1933-1945)
Ep5 | 1h 53m 40s
Jazz
Our Language
Ep3 | 1h 46m 40s
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Terri's Story
Special | 19m 44s
The Roosevelts
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Ep7 | 1h 51m 33s
The Address
The Address
4/15/2014 | 1h 26m 50s
Central Park Five
The Central Park Five
4/15/2013 | 1h 58m
The Dust Bowl
Reaping the Whirlwind
Ep2 | 1h 55m 45s
The War
A World Without War
Ep7 | 2h 7m 27s
Prohibition
A Nation of Hypocrites
Ep3 | 1h 46m 36s
The Tenth Inning
Bottom of the Tenth
Ep2 | 2h 4m 58s
Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal
Seeing, Searching, Being - William Segal
8/3/2010 | 1h 14m 19s
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Part 2
1/19/2005 | 1h 42m 12s
Horatio's Drive
Horatio's Drive
10/6/2003 | 1h 46m 46s
Mark Twain
Episode Two
1/14/2002 | 1h 42m 25s
Frank Lloyd Wright
Part 1
11/10/1998 | 1h 22m 57s
Lewis & Clark
Episode 2
11/5/1997 | 1h 44m 51s
Thomas Jefferson
Part 2
2/1/1997 | 1h 24m 43s
The West
Speck of the Future
Ep3 | 1h 24m 49s
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton
11/1/1989 | 1h 26m 53s
The Congress
The Congress
3/20/1989 | 1h 29m 18s
Huey Long
Huey Long
10/15/1986 | 1h 28m 35s
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
10/28/1985 | 55m
The Shakers
The Shakers
8/7/1985 | 59m 48s
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
5/24/1982 | 58m 58s

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History Uncovered - Kimono Dress: Japan's Clothing Revolution
History Uncovered - Kimono Dress: Japan's Clothing Revolution
Special | 28m 59s
New
Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories From World War II
Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories From World War II
Special | 57m 15s
New
Kimono Truth
Kimono Truth
Special | 29m 59s
New
Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard
Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard
Special | 57m 59s
New
Kyoto's Gion Matsuri: Core Kyoto Special
Kyoto's Gion Matsuri: Core Kyoto Special
Special | 50m 59s
Rogue History
The Colonial Mean Girl Who Almost Ended America
S3 Ep2 | 11m 51s
American Masters
House of Aama: Threads of Legacy
Special | 15m
Concord's Secret History
Concord's Secret History
7/3/2025 | 56m 11s
In the Margins
The Forgotten Courtroom Dramas That Put Freedom On Trial
S2 Ep1 | 11m 37s
Columbus Neighborhoods
What Happened To Grant’s Cottage After He Died?
Special | 1m 34s
From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey
From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey
Special | 56m 46s
The Underground Railroad: The Paths & Places of Refuge
The Underground Railroad: The Paths & Places of Refuge
5/30/2025 | 40m 32s
The Quilting Women of Gee's Bend
The Quilting Women of Gee's Bend
5/30/2025 | 53m 45s
American Experience
Mr. Polaroid
S37 Ep3 | 52m 20s
Eagles of Mercy
Eagles of Mercy
Special | 56m 37s
Timeless Patriotism: Guam and World War II
Timeless Patriotism: Guam and World War II
Special | 58m 16s
Defying Death on the Atlantic
Defying Death on the Atlantic
Special | 58m 19s
The Kennedys - The Story of an American Dynasty
The Kennedys - The Story of an American Dynasty
Special | 54m 16s
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On
Special | 55m 14s
Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandals
Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandals
Special | 59m 55s
Thirst for Power
Thirst for Power
Special | 56m 45s
Crossroads of a Nation: Missouri's Indelible Role in American History
Crossroads of a Nation: Missouri's Indelible Role in American History
Special | 55m 50s
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Special | 45m 45s
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Love and Marriage
S5 Ep501 | 43m 32s
Einstein and Hawking: Masters of Our Universe
Part Two
Ep102 | 51m 44s
Lucy Worsley Investigates
Bloody Mary
S2 Ep4 | 54m 56s
Crash Course Religions
Religions and Pop Culture
Ep24 | 12m 4s
The Philadelphia Eleven
The Philadelphia Eleven
Special | 1h 27m 59s
Coronation Girls
Coronation Girls
Special | 1h 26m 58s
Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter
Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter
Special | 56m 49s
Women of World War II: The Untold Stories
Women of World War II: The Untold Stories
Ep1 | 58m 33s
Secrets of the Dead
Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part Two)
S22 Ep6 | 54m 25s
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Coming to America
Ep4 | 52m 55s
Life in Ancient Times
Roman Gods and Religion in the Empire
Ep7 | 10m 4s
The Creole Pig: Haiti's Great Loss
The Creole Pig: Haiti's Great Loss
Special | 57m 45s
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask
Special | 1h 57m 59s
100 Years From Mississippi
100 Years From Mississippi
Special | 57m 50s
SAS Rogue Warriors
Episode One
Ep1 | 58m 42s
Shocking Exposures
Episode One
Ep1 | 56m 33s
American Muslims: A History Revealed
How Islam Influenced Black Americans in 1920s Chicago
Ep6 | 23m 46s
Monstrum
Why Did Changelings Terrorize the Victorian Age?
S6 Ep14 | 10m 33s
Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle
Shadows and Sleuths
Ep3 | 52m 56s
Roots of Resistance
The Disturbing History of America's Highways
Ep7 | 11m 35s
Evangelicals - From Faith to Power
God Above All?
Ep3 | 52m 33s
Jerusalem: Center of the World
Jerusalem: Center of the World
Ep1 | 1h 55m 4s
Leonardo da Vinci
Part Two: Painter-God
11/19/2024 | 1h 46m 25s
Dad's Secret War: France 1944
Dad's Secret War: France 1944
Special | 57m 59s
Peleliu: WWII's Most Well-Preserved Battlefield
Peleliu: WWII's Most Well-Preserved Battlefield
Special | 57m 50s
The Electric Indian
The Electric Indian
Special | 56m 40s
Major Taylor: Champion of the Race
Major Taylor: Champion of the Race
Special | 56m 46s

Finding Your Roots
Finding My Roots
S11 Ep10 | 52m 10s
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Coming to America
Ep4 | 52m 55s
Gospel
The Gospel Train
Ep1 | 52m 25s
GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
2/9/2024 | 52m 42s
Making Black America
Episode 4
Ep4 | 52m 46s
The Black Church
Cornerstones | The Servant
Special | 2m 37s

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Wed, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC
Albany, NY
Oct15
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