NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Henry Ford Museum, January 12, 1956

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THF116164 / NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Henry Ford Museum, January 12, 1956
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Artifact Overview

NBC's Today show broadcast from the floor of the Henry Ford Museum on January 12, 1956. The morning news show aired a remote segment about the Sports Cars in Review exhibition. The annual exhibit brought together outstanding examples of European and American sports cars. During the program, NBC reporter Dick McCutcheon interviewed French auto designer and engineer J.A. Gregoire.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

12 January 1956

Creators

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

S.T.854

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in

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