NBC Broadcast of Three Color Shows from Greenfield Village, October 25, 1955
THF116192 / NBC Broadcast of Three Color Shows from Greenfield Village, October 25, 1955
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Artifact Overview
On October 25, 1955, NBC broadcast three television programs live and in color from Greenfield Village. Network trucks, cameras, and other equipment dotted the Village. The morning started off with the Today show airing services from Martha-Mary Chapel. Later, the Home show depicted a typical day in a mid-19th-century American village. The day ended at the Scotch Settlement School with a visit from the Howdy Doody show.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Subject Date
25 October 1955
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
S.T.2772
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in
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