NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Greenfield Village, July 4, 1955

THF116168 / NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Greenfield Village, July 4, 1955

Artifact Overview

The NBC Today show broadcast a remote segment from Greenfield Village on July 4, 1955, to celebrate the American songwriter Stephen Foster. Foster, who composed "Camptown Races," "Beautiful Dreamer," and other popular songs during the 19th century, was born on July 4, 1826. Television crews set up at the Stephen Foster Memorial (now Sounds of America Gallery) and in front of the paddlewheel steamboat Suwanee.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

04 July 1955

Creators

Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

S.T.2741

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Slides (Photographs) Photographs Employees Open-air museums Steamboats Television broadcasting Television programs Today show (Television program) Corwell, Marion Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Suwanee (Steamboat)