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Parks Johnson and Wally Butterworth look on as Jim Moran of Washington, DC prepares to throw eggs at an electric fan before appearing on the February 4, 1939 broadcast from New York, New York

1939-02-426 x 21 cmPhotograph, documentarymonochromeJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:Episode number 276, February 4, 1939. Jim Moran was publicist known for his large-scale publicity stunts.
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Temporal subject: 1931-1940
1939-02-4
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:New York
Geographical subject – Settlement:New York City
Topical subjects: Butterworth, Wally, 1901-1974
Johnson, Parks
Radio broadcasting
Moran, Jim
Eggs
Press agents
Publicity
Vox pop (Radio program)
ArchivesUM location:Vox Pop Collection
  • series 4
  • box 1
  • folder 9
  • accession 1996-18
Repository:Library of American Broadcasting
Browse terms:Broadcasting, Communications
Copyright holder:unknown
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