Producers for National Geographic Channel’s new series, ‘America’s Lost Treasures’, will be visiting Los Angeles in a few weeks for an upcoming episode, and are looking for important artifacts to feature on the show. This will be held at The Autry Museum in mid-February.
The series, is described by Associate Producer Ali Dubrow as “Antiques Roadshow meets History Detectives“, and “[in] each hour-long episode, we visit a new city to profile several rare objects that hold historic value“.
With the call for objects, four will be features in this episode, and “the winner’s” artifact will be on display at the National Geographic Museum for one year, with a $10,000 loaner’s fee given to the owner.
From the description and press release, the series will take a look at all manner of historic objects, though the focus will not be on money/commerce/value/sales (as is typical with “reality-based” existing programs of this genre, but history and education about the artifacts and the personal connection their owners have with them.
Below is a list of the types of artifacts that are sought for the Los Angeles episode:
- California Gold Rush – gold nuggets, Sutter’s Mill artifacts, etc.
- Westward Expansion – stagecoach artifacts, wagon wheels, artifacts/photos from early settlers, etc.
- Rough Rider paraphernalia
- Early California settlements (ie: Barbary Coast) – old opium pipes, “Wanted” posters, judge papers from corrupt Kangaroo Courts, etc.
- Early mining artifacts – old mining hats, tools, etc.
- Anything relating to Bugsy Siegel, Gene Autry, John Wayne, etc.
- Silver blocks, raw ore, etc.
- Western movie items – props, set pieces, sketches, etc.
- Plains Indians – big artifacts such as a tomahawk, headdress or large bear pelt that a famous chief wore
- Western landscape photographs
- Inventions
- Aviation-related items
Interested parties can fill out the questionnaire (included below) and e-mail a copy of that along with a photo and send to Ali Dubrow at [email protected].
Below is the Object Questionnaire:
Below is the official press release for the National Geographic Channel series:
You can also learn more about the series on the official website at NationalGeographic.com.
Jason DeBord