"Crockett Honored," Jim Crockett Receiving an Award from the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1978
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Artifact Overview
WGBH-TV launched Crockett's Victory Garden in April 1975. Russell Morash produced the show, and home gardeners relished the sage advice of gardeners Jim Crockett, Bob Thomson, and others over the years. Crockett hosted the show until his passing in 1979. The Victory Garden (under other titles) ended its 40-year run in 2015.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Wire photograph
Subject Date
12 May 1978
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2023.53.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Light brown
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.9 in
Inscriptions
Text below image reads: (BX6) BOSTON, May 12--CROCKET HONORED--Jim Crockett, center, host of the PBS television / series Crockett's Victory Garden, receives the top award of the Massachusetts Horticultural / Society, the George Robert White Medal of Honor. Mrs. John C. Storey, right, president of the / society joins Executive Director Roger Dane in making the award. (AP LASERPHOTO) (jdk71644ho)
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