Gerald Gibson and Marion Corwell Filming "Window to the Past," January 1956

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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

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

17 January 1956

Subject Date

17 January 1956

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.11636

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in

Gerald Gibson and Marion Corwell Filming "Window to the Past," January 1956