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Description
The locally produced Dave Astor Show television program featured high school students from Greater Portland and southern Maine schools. On March 24,1962, Mechanic Falls High School students appeared on set. The program, hosted by Dave Astor, featured high school students and teenage cast regulars.
The Dave Astor Show aired from 1956 through 1971. It was was first broadcast on WGAN (later known as WGME). The show moved to WCSH by 1963.
About This Item
- Title: A Mechanic Falls High School student on the Dave Astor Show, Portland, 1962
- Creation Date: 1962-03-24
- Subject Date: 1962-03-24
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Film transparency
- Dimensions: 2 cm x 3.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2499, Box 8/DA70
- Collection: Dave Astor collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Dave Astor Show
- Mechanic Falls High School (Mechanic Falls, Me.)
- Rock and roll dancing
- Teenagers--Maine
- Television dance parties
- Television programs--Maine--Portland
- WCSH-TV (Television station : Portland, Me.)
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