Chris Hollshwander, one of Smithsonian Exhibits' modelmakers, walks Adam through a specific example of how he and his team tell stories — including some very emotional ones, like that of this teenaged indentured servant found buried in a house — though replicas.

More about Smithsonian Exhibits: http://exhibits.si.edu/

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