Sesame Street Sign

Sesame Street Sign

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Description
This green and yellow wooden street sign decorated the set of “Sesame Street in 1979. The top of the sign reads “CTW” for Children's Television Workshop, with “Sesame Street” painted below. “Sesame Street" first aired on PBS November 10, 1969, and combined commercial television techniques with substantive educational content. Produced by Children’s Television Workshop, this innovative program helped prepare young children for the transition from home to preschool through public television.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
sign
date made
1979
producer
Children's Television Workshop
maker
Children's Television Workshop
place made
United States: New York, New York City
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
paint (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 3/4 in x 20 in; 22.225 cm x 50.8 cm
overall: 8 3/4 in x 20 in x 1/2 in; 22.225 cm x 50.8 cm x 1.27 cm
ID Number
1979.0952.01
accession number
1979.0952
catalog number
1979.0952.01
Credit Line
Gift of Children's Television Workshop
subject
Sesame Street
Children
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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