Advertisement, "Ford 50th Anniversary Show," June 15, 1953

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Artifact Overview

Ford Motor Company celebrated a half-century in business with The Ford 50th Anniversary Show, broadcast live and without commercials on both CBS and NBC on June 15, 1953. Among the show's featured personalities were Oscar Hammerstein, Edward R. Murrow, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Marian Anderson. Henry Ford II closed the program with a special message.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Date Made

1953

Subject Date

15 June 1953

Creators

Ford Motor Company

Collection Title

Ford Motor Company Fiftieth Anniversary Committee Records

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.156.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.5 in
Width: 9 in

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