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Objects of the Week Archive

Object of the Week for November 15

Celebrating Sesame Street's Anniversary

This green and yellow wooden street sign in the American History Museum decorated the set of “Sesame Street" in 1979. The top of the sign reads “CTW” for Children's Television Workshop. “Sesame Street" first aired on PBS November 10, 1969.

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