Minnie Pearl and Pee Wee King
date: label: print
content: 2003
name: label: maker
content: Horenstein, Henry
notes: label: Description
content: "How-dee! Ah'm so glad to be here," may be one of the most familiar and beloved radio greetings, Minnie Pearl (Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon, 1912-1996) ranked among the premier comedians on the Grand Ole Opry and in country music. For decades she entertained audiences with gossip about the residents of her fictional town, Grinder's Switch. She joined the Opry in 1940 and later went on to star in the television show Hee Haw in the 1970s.
label: Description
content: Minnie Pearl's costume consisting of her famous straw hat with the dangling price tag, the pink and white gingham dress, and maryjane-style shoes became part of the National Museum of Amercian History's collection after she donated them in 1993.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Tennessee, Nashville-Davidson, Grand Ole Opry
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Horenstein, Henry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0169.050
label: accession number
content: 2003.0169
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0169.050
objectType: label: Object Name
content: photograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm