Phyllis Diller’s USO Liberty Bell Award
date: label: Date made
content: 1978
name: label: associated institution; distributor
content: United Services Organization
label: maker
content: United Services Organization
notes: label: Description
content: In 1978, the USO of Philadelphia, Inc. presented Phyllis Diller with the USO Liberty Bell Award “for demonstrating concern for the welfare and morale of America’s armed forces.” Diller joined Bob Hope’s USO Christmas tour in 1966 and toured around Vietnam, Thailand, Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippines entertaining troops. She also joined Hope’s USO tour of the Persian Gulf in 1987. Costumes from both of these USO tours are included in NMAH’s collection (Catalog Numbers 2003.0289.05 and 2003.0289.09).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Humor
label: Subject
content: Comedians
label: Subject
content: Vietnam War
label: related event
content: Vietnam War
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Phyllis Diller
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content: Trophies
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Phyllis Diller
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0289.42
label: accession number
content: 2003.0289
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0289.42
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trophy
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood, cherry (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: adhesive (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 9 in x 8 3/4 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm x 22.225 cm