NBC "Howdy Doody" Show Broadcast from Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, October 25, 1955

Artifact Overview

"Say kids, what time is it?" On October 25, 1955, the Howdy Doody show visited Greenfield Village. It was one of three NBC television programs broadcasted live and in color from the Village that day. The groundbreaking children's show aired a segment from the Scotch Settlement School. Cast and students from the Village school demonstrated the differences between school days in 1855 and 1955.

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.2758

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 Howdy Doody show (Television program) Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Scotch Settlement School Edison Institute Schools One-room schools Television broadcasting Television programs School children Actors