Jack Palance in Menlo Park Laboratory While Filming in Greenfield Village, 1984

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Artifact Overview

Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village have been locations for numerous television films and programs over the years. In 1984, crews from the ABC television series Ripley's Believe It or Not! descended on Greenfield Village to film a segment on Henry Ford's association with Thomas Edison. The show was hosted by character actor Jack Palance.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

20 September 1984

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.2904

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.25 in
Width: 5.25 in

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