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Description
The Dave Astor Show was a locally produced television program featuring high school students from surrounding schools performing pantomimes of current songs. The program aired its final show on June 26, 1971.
The show, which reached nearly 35,000 Portland area homes at times, began on WGAN-TV in 1955 and later moved to WCSH-TV.
About This Item
- Title: Dave Astor talks with guests on the set of the final show, Portland, 1971
- Creation Date: 1971-06-26
- Subject Date: 1971-06-26
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Film transparency
- Dimensions: 2 cm x 3.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2499, Box 8/DA900
- Collection: Dave Astor collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Dancers--Maine--Portland
- Singers--Maine--Portland
- Teenagers--Maine--Portland
- Television dance parties
- Television programs--Maine--Portland
- WCSH-TV (Television station : Portland, Me.)
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A camera operator films the final episode of the "Dave Astor Show," Portland, 1971
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Five teenagers perform on the "Dave Astor Show," Portland, ca. 1969
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