Filming "Window to the Past," Hosted by Marion Corwell, August 1955

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Artifact Overview

Beginning in the 1950s, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village partnered with WTVS, Detroit's local educational television station, to bring American history into the classroom. Marion Corwell, the museum's Manager of Educational Television created and hosted the first program for this collaboration, Window to the Past. This 15-minute weekly series showcased the museum's collections and taught students about historic people, places and events.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

August 1955

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.B.10533

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Filming "Window to the Past," Hosted by Marion Corwell, August 1955