Antiques Roadshow continues its stay in Kansas City, Missouri, and host Dan Elias relates the story of the Steamship Arabia, a legendary casualty of the treacherous Missouri River in 1856, and a salvage triumph in 1987. It was retrieved, not from the depths of the Missouri's muddy waters, but half a mile from the river under 50 feet of dirt. At the Kansas City Convention Center, appraisers have an easier time spotting treasures, including: a carte-de-visite album from 1860 featuring photographs of Civil War generals, Sojourner Truth, and other notables of that era; a beautifully hand-painted and gilded 18th-century Sevres box; and a Walt Disney celluloid, personally signed by the legend himself, valued at between $7,000 and $8,000.
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Length: 55:00 Posted: 1/25/2008
