NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Martha-Mary Chapel in Greenfield Village, October 25, 1955

Artifact Overview

On October 25, 1955, NBC broadcast three television programs -- Today, Home, and Howdy Doody -- live and in color from Greenfield Village. The morning started off with the Today show airing services from Martha-Mary Chapel. Services needed to be performed three separate times to reach the show's viewers scattered over different time zones.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

25 October 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.2759

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Slides (Photographs) Photographs Open-air museums Today show (Television program) Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Martha-Mary Chapel (Dearborn, Mich.) Edison Institute Schools Chapels Television broadcasting Television programs School children Performances (Creative events)