Cowboy Hat, worn by Pee Wee King
name: label: maker
content: Merrimac Hat Corp.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Beige felt cowboy hat with thin brown leather band 1/4"W. with metal buckle on top base of hat. Used by country singer and band leader, Pee Wee King.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Milwaukee-born Pee Wee King performed on radio in 1933, launching a multi-dimensional career as an accordianist, vocalist, band leader and composer of both country and popular songs. His best known compositions are "Tennessee Waltz," "Slow Poke," "Bonaparte's Retreat," and "You Belong to Me." King's work in professional entertainment reveals how talented individuals found opportunity in various media - in King's case, phonograph records, motion pictures, local and national radio, and television.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Music
label: general subject association
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Pee Wee King
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0385.01
label: accession number
content: 1981.0385
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0385.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Hat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 15 in x 13 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 38.1 cm x 34.29 cm