Ken Metcalf Portraying George Washington on "Window to the Past," February 21, 1956

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Artifact Overview

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. Window to the Past was a 15-minute weekly series created and hosted by Marion Corwell, the museum's Manager of Educational Television. Kenneth Metcalf, the museum's Librarian, portrayed George Washington in an episode from February 21, 1956.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

21 February 1956

Subject Date

21 February 1956

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.11856

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in