"Ford Museum WTVS Show to Feature Phonograph of Thomas Alva Edison," 1959

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Artifact Overview

Beginning in the 1950s, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village partnered with WTVS, Detroit's local educational television station, to bring American history into the classroom. Marion Corwell, the museum's Manager of Educational Television created and hosted the first program for this collaboration, Window to the Past. This 15-minute weekly series showcased the museum's collections and taught students about historic people, places and events.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Press release

Date Made

27 March 1959

Subject Date

08 April 1959

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.147.23

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Green

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in

"Ford Museum WTVS Show to Feature Phonograph of Thomas Alva Edison," 1959