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Sign advertising "Hopalong Cassidy" on KWBW radio. Masonite sign shaped like a waving flag on a wooden pole. The sign was used to advertise the "Hopalong Cassidy" radio program on KWBW in Hutchinson, Kansas. "Hopalong Cassidy" was a popular radio program that ran from January 1950 until 1952. The character was created by Clarence Mulford and appeared in a series of short stories and books, beginning in 1904. "Hopalong Cassidy" became so popular as to appear in films, television shows, comics, museum exhibits, and even its own amuseument park.
Creator: KWBW Radio
Date: between 1950 and 1952
Item Number: 442507
Call Number: 2017.2.1
KSHS Identifier: 2017.2.1
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Radio
Collections - Museum
Date - 1950s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Advertising Medium - Sign
Places - Cities and towns - Hutchinson
Places - Counties - Reno
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/442507