Howdy Doody Merchandise Catalogue
date: label: date made
content: 1955
notes: label: Description
content: This Howdy Doody Merchandise Catalogue was published in 1955. Its cover features multiple images of Howdy Doody set against a blue background.
label: Description
content: From 1947 to 1960, the <i>Howdy Doody Show</i> was the leading children’s TV program in the United States. The creator of the Howdy Doody character, “Buffalo” Bob Smith, first performed him as a radio character. When the show transitioned to TV, Frank Paris created the new puppet, but left the show (with the puppet) in 1948 to disputes over merchandising rights. Velma Dawson created the now-ubiquitous Howdy Doody that debuted in 1949. This Howdy Doody became popular spokes character, hawking sponsored products on the show or in print.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0299.01
label: accession number
content: 2013.0299
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0299.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: brochure
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 3/4 in x 8 1/2 in; 27.305 cm x 21.59 cm