1927-2004
| This picture was probably taken in 1952 in the WOI-TV studio in
Ames, Iowa. Bob Keeshan, who would have been only 25, was playing Clarabell on The Howdy Doody Show
and came to visit the station to promote the show. Since Ray Stewart worked at WOI, he was able to get
Tommy into the studio and take this picture of Keeshan removing his makeup. The picture shows Keeshan's
warmth and Tommy's excitement. Keeshan went on to become Captain Kangaroo, and Tommy never forgot this day.
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