Advertisement, "Ford 50th Anniversary Show," June 15, 1953
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Ford Motor Company celebrated a half-century in business with The Ford 50th Anniversary Show, broadcast live and without commercials on both CBS and NBC on June 15, 1953. Among the show's featured personalities were Oscar Hammerstein, Edward R. Murrow, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Marian Anderson. Henry Ford II closed the program with a special message.
Ford Motor Company celebrated a half-century in business with The Ford 50th Anniversary Show, broadcast live and without commercials on both CBS and NBC on June 15, 1953. Among the show's featured personalities were Oscar Hammerstein, Edward R. Murrow, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Marian Anderson. Henry Ford II closed the program with a special message.
Artifact
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Date Made
1953
Subject Date
15 June 1953
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.156.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 9 in
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