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

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

S.T.2769

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard

Color

Multicolored