Do Bee shirt
date: label: date made
content: 1960s
notes: label: Description
content: This black shirt was part of the Do Bee costume worn on the children’s television program, <i>Romper Room</i>. Do Bee taught manners and good behavior.
label: Description
content: After its origins on local television in Baltimore in 1953, this show was soon franchised throughout the country. Its unique "local live syndication" gave the program local flavor by allowing tele-teachers in each city to lead their own studio class and home audience through identical activities and stories designed to introduce preschoolers to the classroom.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: used
content: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
topic: label: Subject
content: Television
label: Subject
content: Children's television programs
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John H. Claster
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0179.04
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0179.04
label: accession number
content: 1991.0179
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shirt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: velour (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (zipper material)
label: Physical Description
content: elastic (waist; collar material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21 in x 20 1/2 in; 53.34 cm x 52.07 cm