Phyllis Diller’s Flamingo Hotel Towel
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Object Details
- Description
- Beige towel from the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. Phyllis Diller used this towel when she stayed at the hotel during one of her Las Vegas performance gigs. Phyllis Diller was the first female stand-up comic to headline at the Flamingo Hotel, and she was showcased in the Flamingo Room several times, including in 1964, 1966, and 1967.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- place made
- United States
- Associated Place
- United States: Nevada, Las Vegas
- Subject
- Humor
- Comedians
- hotels
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Phyllis Diller
- Credit Line
- Gift of Phyllis Diller
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2003.0289.15
- accession number
- 2003.0289
- catalog number
- 2003.0289.15
- Object Name
- Towel
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 43 in x 21 1/2 in; 109.22 cm x 54.61 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmah_1218447