Cavalcade of America · SEASON 2
Mr. Peale's Dinosaur
Episode 13 · 1953-12-29
- Drama
Episode overview
A drama relating the events which led to Charles Willson Peale's conception of the idea of establishing in Philadelphia a national museum of natural history and his efforts to provide the museum with noteworthy exhibits. Time: 1794. Painter Charles Wilson Peale risks his career and possessions to excavate and reconstruct a fossilized mastadon, the greatest skeleton ever seen in his day.
60 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. Sam and the Whale1953-09-29
2. The Stolen General1953-10-06
3. Breakfast at Nancy's1953-10-13
4. Sunset at Appomattox1953-10-20
5. And to Fame Unknown1953-10-27
6. A Time to Grow1953-11-03
7. Tiger's Tail1953-11-17
8. The Last Will of Daniel Webster1953-11-24
9. Major Pauline1953-12-01
10. Betrayal1953-12-08
11. Riders of the Pony Express1953-12-15
12. One Nation Indivisible1953-12-22
13. Mr. Peale's Dinosaur1953-12-29
14. G for Goldberger1954-01-12
15. Smyrna Incident1954-01-19
16. Man of Glass1954-01-26
17. The Plume of Honor1954-02-09
18. Margin of Victory1954-02-16
19. The Absent Host1954-03-02
20. Duel at the OK Corral1954-03-09
21. The Splendid Dream1954-03-16
22. Young Andy Jackson1954-03-23
23. Escape1954-03-30
24. Riddle of the Seas1954-04-06
25. Crazy Judah1954-04-13
26. A Strange Journey1954-04-20
27. The Paper Sword1954-04-27
28. Saturday Story1954-05-04
29. Spindletop1954-05-11
30. Moonlight School1954-05-18
31. Cat With Crimson Eyes1954-05-25
32. The Skipper's Lady1954-06-08
33. Courage in Connecticut1954-06-22
