Hat, worn by Johnny Puleo
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This hat was made by an unknown maker in the United States, undetermined date. It is made of black felt with a white grosgrain border. The hatband is made of black cording wrapped in grosgrain. There is an elastic chinstrap.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This hat was previously owned and worn by Johnny Puleo (1907-1983), an American harmonica player and actor. Puleo got his big break after performing at a contest held by harmonica player and actor, Borrah Minevitch (born Boruch Meinewitz, 1902-1955), and leader of the group The Harmonica Rascals. After Minevitch’s death in 1955, Puleo formed his own group, The Harmonica Gang. The group performed throughout the world and made several recordings during their association. Puleo appeared in several television programs and films.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Harmonicas
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Josephine M. DeRosa and Louise H. Puleo
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0264.03
label: accession number
content: 1991.0264
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0264.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 11 15/16 in x 10 5/8 in; 8.89 cm x 30.32125 cm x 26.9875 cm