Wisconsin Cheesehead Hat
date: label: Date made
content: 1999
name: label: Associated Name
content: Green Bay Packers
label: maker
content: Foamation
notes: label: Description
content: The cheesehead hat is worn by fans of Wisconsin sporting teams. The term Cheeshead originated as an insult coined by opposing fans from neigbouring Illinois, a term referencing Wisconsin's role as America's Dairy capital.
label: Description
content: The moniker was embraced by Wisconsinites, with inventor Ralph Bruno intventing the first foam cheeshead hat in 1987. Official hats, produced by Bruno's Foamation Company, are often worn by spectators attending local games featuring such teams as the Milwaukee Brewers, the University of Wisconsin Badgers, and the Green Bay Packers.
label: Description
content: This example was purchased at the University Bookstore in Madison, Wisconsin.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Wisconsin, Milwaukee
label: associated place
content: United States: Wisconsin
topic: label: Subject
content: Football
label: Subject
content: Sports Fans
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: Subject
content: Sports spectator
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.3010.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 2000.3010
label: catalog number
content: 2000.3010.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: poly foam (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 cm x 35 cm x 35 cm; 4 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in