Ken Metcalf Portraying George Washington on "Window to the Past," February 21, 1956
THF719839 / 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
Collection Title
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
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