Johnny Carson audience with South River banner

Photograph

South River Historical & Preservation Society

Audience at the Johnny Carson show with a banner for South River's 250th anniversary

Name/Title

Johnny Carson audience with South River banner

Entry/Object ID

2016.008.041

Description

Photograph taken of a black and white television during an episode of The 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. Photograph measures 5" X 7" and is in excellent condition with no creases, stains, or tears. Stamped text on the bottom right corner of the back of the photograph reads "photograph by/Booraem".

Acquisition

Accession

2016.008

Source or Donor

Booraem, Woodis M.

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1970

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

001.250.068

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Status: OK Status By: Blake, Sarah J. (SJB) Status Date: 2016-03-18

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.