Advertising Poster, "The Ford Summer Hour," 1939
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The Ford Summer Hour was a radio program produced from 1939 to 1941 by Ford Motor Company as a summer replacement for their regular Ford Sunday Evening Hour. The broadcast featured popular songs and tunes from musical comedies and operettas. Ford's sponsorship did not allow for commercials, but an intermission included talks on Ford-related subjects.
The Ford Summer Hour was a radio program produced from 1939 to 1941 by Ford Motor Company as a summer replacement for their regular Ford Sunday Evening Hour. The broadcast featured popular songs and tunes from musical comedies and operettas. Ford's sponsorship did not allow for commercials, but an intermission included talks on Ford-related subjects.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1939
Subject Date
1939
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Radio (Telecommunication system)
Columbia Concerts Corporation (Columbia Broadcasting System)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
96.71.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 36 in
Width: 24 in
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