Letter to Richard J.S. Gutman concerning "The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner," September 6, 1988

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Artifact Overview

In 1988, "Dinerman" Richard Gutman helped the Reading Rainbow production team find a location to film an episode. In the episode, Peter Falk reads "Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner," and host Levar Burton works in a diner. Reading Rainbow was a long-running Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series developed to address the problem of children losing their reading comprehension skills over summer break.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

06 September 1988

Subject Date

06 September 1988

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.72.947

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Richard J.S. Gutman Diner Collection.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 11 in

Letter to Richard J.S. Gutman concerning "The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner," September 6, 1988