Student and Faculty Contestants from "Beat the Professor" Game Show, School Principal with Trophy, October 24, 1963

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Artifact Overview

Beat the Professor was the cooperative venture between The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Wayne County Schools, Wayne State University and WTVS, Detroit's educational television station. The history quiz show debuted in 1963 and pitted two eighth-grade students against two of their teachers. Students beat their teachers in the first show. The winners received a pottery jug for their accomplishment.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

24 October 1963

Subject Date

24 October 1963

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.B.34530

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Student and Faculty Contestants from "Beat the Professor" Game Show, School Principal with Trophy, October 24, 1963