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- NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Greenfield Village, July 4, 1955 - The NBC <EM>Today</EM> show broadcast a remote segment from Greenfield Village on July 4, 1955, to celebrate the American songwriter Stephen Foster. Foster, who composed "Camptown Races," "Beautiful Dreamer," and other popular songs during the 19th century, was born on July 4, 1826. Television crews set up at the Stephen Foster Memorial (now Sounds of America Gallery) and in front of the paddlewheel steamboat <EM>Suwanee</EM>.
- July 04, 1955
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NBC "Today" Show Broadcast from Greenfield Village, July 4, 1955
The NBC Today show broadcast a remote segment from Greenfield Village on July 4, 1955, to celebrate the American songwriter Stephen Foster. Foster, who composed "Camptown Races," "Beautiful Dreamer," and other popular songs during the 19th century, was born on July 4, 1826. Television crews set up at the Stephen Foster Memorial (now Sounds of America Gallery) and in front of the paddlewheel steamboat Suwanee.
- Filming a Laser Show at Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village for ABC-TV's World of Discovery, May 25, 1989 - In May 1989, ABC television crews filmed segments of <EM>World of Discovery - Inventors: Out of their Minds</EM> at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. The show linked the experiences of late 20th-century inventors with Thomas Edison's innovative work to produce the incandescent lamp. A laser light demonstration at the Village's reconstructed Menlo Park Laboratory -- with one of the inventors playing Edison -- became the program's finale.
- May 25, 1989
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Filming a Laser Show at Menlo Park Laboratory in Greenfield Village for ABC-TV's World of Discovery, May 25, 1989
In May 1989, ABC television crews filmed segments of World of Discovery - Inventors: Out of their Minds at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. The show linked the experiences of late 20th-century inventors with Thomas Edison's innovative work to produce the incandescent lamp. A laser light demonstration at the Village's reconstructed Menlo Park Laboratory -- with one of the inventors playing Edison -- became the program's finale.
- David Sarnoff Introduces Television as a New Industry at the New York World's Fair, April 20, 1939 - David Sarnoff, president of the Radio Corporation of America, is pictured here introducing monochrome television at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In 1946, he similarly introduced electronic color television. Sarnoff was a technology advocate and credited as the "father of broadcasting"--the idea that radio could serve as mass communication--rather than messages sent between one operator and another.
- April 20, 1939
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David Sarnoff Introduces Television as a New Industry at the New York World's Fair, April 20, 1939
David Sarnoff, president of the Radio Corporation of America, is pictured here introducing monochrome television at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In 1946, he similarly introduced electronic color television. Sarnoff was a technology advocate and credited as the "father of broadcasting"--the idea that radio could serve as mass communication--rather than messages sent between one operator and another.
- NBC Broadcast of Three Color Shows from Greenfield Village, October 25, 1955 - On October 25, 1955, NBC broadcast three television programs live and in color from Greenfield Village. Network trucks, cameras, and other equipment dotted the Village. The morning started off with the <EM>Today</EM> show airing services from Martha-Mary Chapel. Later, the <EM>Home</EM> show depicted a typical day in a mid-19th-century American village. The day ended at the Scotch Settlement School with a visit from the <EM>Howdy Doody</EM> show.
- October 25, 1955
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NBC Broadcast of Three Color Shows from Greenfield Village, October 25, 1955
On October 25, 1955, NBC broadcast three television programs live and in color from Greenfield Village. Network trucks, cameras, and other equipment dotted the Village. The morning started off with the Today show airing services from Martha-Mary Chapel. Later, the Home show depicted a typical day in a mid-19th-century American village. The day ended at the Scotch Settlement School with a visit from the Howdy Doody show.
- Filming a Color Television Show in Greenfield Village, October 25, 1955 - On October 25, 1955, NBC broadcast three television programs live and in color from Greenfield Village. Network trucks, cameras, and other equipment dotted the Village. The morning started off with the <EM>Today</EM> show airing services from Martha-Mary Chapel. Later, the <EM>Home</EM> show depicted a typical day in a mid-19th-century American village. The day ended at the Scotch Settlement School with a visit from the <EM>Howdy Doody</EM> show.
- October 25, 1955
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Filming a Color Television Show in Greenfield Village, October 25, 1955
On October 25, 1955, NBC broadcast three television programs live and in color from Greenfield Village. Network trucks, cameras, and other equipment dotted the Village. The morning started off with the Today show airing services from Martha-Mary Chapel. Later, the Home show depicted a typical day in a mid-19th-century American village. The day ended at the Scotch Settlement School with a visit from the Howdy Doody show.