South River Anniversary Banner on the Johnny Carson Show

Photograph

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South River Historical & Preservation Society

Name/Title

South River Anniversary Banner on the Johnny Carson Show

Entry/Object ID

2021.011.094

Description

Photograph of a black and white television during an episode of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson Show in 1970. During the show audience members held up a banner in honor of South River's 250th Anniversary. Text on the banner reads: "Congratulations South River N.J., 250th Anniversary." There are two additional small lines of text that cannot be read. A note handwritten on the back in blue ink reads "November 1970; The Johnny Carson Show - Channel 4, N.Y. Television; Originated and displayed by Jack Klimczak; Artist - Miss Elizabeth A. Booraem; Banner has been autographed by Joe Namath, N.Y. Jets star who acted as host on this T-V show, November 9, 1970." "Photograph by Booraem" is stamped on the back in black ink. Black and white photograph measures 5" x 7" and is in good condition.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Carson, Johnny, Klimczak, Jack, Booraem, Elizabeth A., Namath, Joe

Acquisition

Accession

2021.011

Source or Donor

South River Borough

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Booraem, Raymond Dudley Jr.

Role

Photographer

Studio

Photographs by Booraem

Date made

Nov 9, 1970

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Hub Sorting

Other Number

094.capsule.001

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Part of a collection of photographs found in a water-damaged box in the time capsule. See items 2021.011.001 and 002, as well as items 2021.011.060 to 114.

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

An October 14, 1970 issue of the Sentinel newspaper included an article about the banner. "SR Birthday Card on Nationwide TV." The beginning of the article reads "Jack Klimcsak of Woodbridge has gotten so swept up in the spirit of South River's 250th anniversary celebration that he plans to spread the word to the nation." "Klimcsak, who was born and raised in the borough, plant to display a seven-foot long birthday greeting on the Dick Cavett Show and Johnnie Carson's Tonight Show. Klimcsak's sign reads "Congratulations South River, N.J., 250th Anniversary, November 7-12." He has tickets for the Cavett show on October 23 and the Carson show on November 3. The sign can be held by two persons, and Klimcsak hopes to show it on the screen ling enough to let viewers get the message." There are three additional paragraphs in the article.