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- Recipe Booklet, "MAGIC! The Most Amazing Short-Cuts in Cooking You Ever Heard Of," circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
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Recipe Booklet, "MAGIC! The Most Amazing Short-Cuts in Cooking You Ever Heard Of," circa 1930
- Stenographic Report of Proceedings of Light's Golden Jubilee at Dearborn, Michigan, October 21, 1929 -
- October 21, 1929
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Stenographic Report of Proceedings of Light's Golden Jubilee at Dearborn, Michigan, October 21, 1929
- "The Ford Showroom" with Meredith Willson, 1947 - Ford Motor Company sponsored the CBS radio show <em>The Ford Showroom</em> in 1947. The program featured bandleader Meredith Willson, a radio and film veteran. Willson reached greater heights ten years later, when his musical inspired by his Iowa childhood, <em>The Music Man</em>, opened on Broadway to critical and commercial success.
- 1947
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"The Ford Showroom" with Meredith Willson, 1947
Ford Motor Company sponsored the CBS radio show The Ford Showroom in 1947. The program featured bandleader Meredith Willson, a radio and film veteran. Willson reached greater heights ten years later, when his musical inspired by his Iowa childhood, The Music Man, opened on Broadway to critical and commercial success.
- Program for a Radio Broadcast of Dance Music Played by Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra, 1944 - From January 1944 to July 1944, a Ford-sponsored half-hour radio program, "Early American Dance Music," featured Henry Ford's Old Time Orchestra. Broadcast live from Ford Motor Company's recording studio at the Engineering Laboratory, the program achieved a fair amount of popularity--though most of it with an older audience.
- 1944
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Program for a Radio Broadcast of Dance Music Played by Henry Ford's Old-Time Dance Orchestra, 1944
From January 1944 to July 1944, a Ford-sponsored half-hour radio program, "Early American Dance Music," featured Henry Ford's Old Time Orchestra. Broadcast live from Ford Motor Company's recording studio at the Engineering Laboratory, the program achieved a fair amount of popularity--though most of it with an older audience.
- NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Greenfield Village, April 18, 1955 - In April 1955, NBC's <em>Today</em> show came to Detroit, Michigan, to cover the automotive industry. The morning news and entertainment show originated a remote broadcast from Greenfield Village on April 18th. Staff paraded a line of vehicles -- both horse-drawn carriages and automobiles -- past the cameras. NBC reporter Dick McCutcheon and museum curator Hayward Ablewhite provided commentary.
- April 18, 1955
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NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Greenfield Village, April 18, 1955
In April 1955, NBC's Today show came to Detroit, Michigan, to cover the automotive industry. The morning news and entertainment show originated a remote broadcast from Greenfield Village on April 18th. Staff paraded a line of vehicles -- both horse-drawn carriages and automobiles -- past the cameras. NBC reporter Dick McCutcheon and museum curator Hayward Ablewhite provided commentary.
- Videotaping the ABC-TV "Discovery 64" Show in Greenfield Village, Director, Host and Producer inside Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1963 - <EM>Discovery 64</EM> was a half hour children's educational show on ABC. It explored history, science, art, current events and other subjects important in a child's world. In November 1963, the show filmed three programs at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Production set up in the museum's Street of Shops and at various locations in the village including Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory.
- November 01, 1963
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Videotaping the ABC-TV "Discovery 64" Show in Greenfield Village, Director, Host and Producer inside Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1963
Discovery 64 was a half hour children's educational show on ABC. It explored history, science, art, current events and other subjects important in a child's world. In November 1963, the show filmed three programs at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Production set up in the museum's Street of Shops and at various locations in the village including Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory.
- Henry Ford Making Radio Broadcast Supporting Herbert Hoover's Presidential Campaign, 1932 -
- October 19, 1932
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Henry Ford Making Radio Broadcast Supporting Herbert Hoover's Presidential Campaign, 1932
- "WTVS Channel 56 'You Name It,' 1st Semester 1959-1960, Detroit Public Schools" - 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, produced and hosted <EM>You Name It</EM> -- a half-hour quiz show. Students from grades 5 to 8 tried to identify and give the historical significance of objects from the museum's collection.
- 1959-1960
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"WTVS Channel 56 'You Name It,' 1st Semester 1959-1960, Detroit Public Schools"
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, produced and hosted You Name It -- a half-hour quiz show. Students from grades 5 to 8 tried to identify and give the historical significance of objects from the museum's collection.
- NBC "Home" Show Broadcast from Waterford General Store in Greenfield Village, October 25, 1955 - On October 25, 1955, NBC broadcast three television programs -- <em>Today</em>, <em>Home,</em> and <em>Howdy Doody</em> -- live and in color from Greenfield Village. NBC's <em>Home</em> was an hour-long informational show hosted by Arlene Francis. The show focused on issues that might be important to its female daytime viewers. For this day's filming, <em>Home</em> depicted a typical day in a mid-19th-century American village.
- October 25, 1955
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NBC "Home" Show Broadcast from Waterford General Store in Greenfield Village, October 25, 1955
On October 25, 1955, NBC broadcast three television programs -- Today, Home, and Howdy Doody -- live and in color from Greenfield Village. NBC's Home was an hour-long informational show hosted by Arlene Francis. The show focused on issues that might be important to its female daytime viewers. For this day's filming, Home depicted a typical day in a mid-19th-century American village.
- Edmund Berky Playing the Cimbalom during a Ford Radio Station WWI Broadcast, 1924 - Edmund Berky provided musical entertainment for a Ford Motor Company radio program in May 1924. Berky played several selections -- ranging from classical to folk tunes -- on a cimbalom, which is similar to a dulcimer. Musicians play the cimbalom by striking metal strings with spoon-shaped wooden hammers covered with cotton, felt, or leather.
- May 22, 1924
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Edmund Berky Playing the Cimbalom during a Ford Radio Station WWI Broadcast, 1924
Edmund Berky provided musical entertainment for a Ford Motor Company radio program in May 1924. Berky played several selections -- ranging from classical to folk tunes -- on a cimbalom, which is similar to a dulcimer. Musicians play the cimbalom by striking metal strings with spoon-shaped wooden hammers covered with cotton, felt, or leather.