Name/Title
Publicity photo of Phyllis Dilller, c. 1955Entry/Object ID
2025.83.10Description
Acc. No. 25.83.10
Subject Category: Celebrities of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1955
Object: Photo
Description: Black-and-white photo in modern wood frame painted black, showing full-figure image of a woman hanging backwards against a cabinet, with cigarette. Signed in white Marker.
Size (photo): L 9 1/2" x W 7 1/2"
History of Object: Publicity photo of Phyllis Diller, taken during her first routine, playing a gangster mole, at the Purple Onion, at 38 years old. The cigarette was a prop, made out of wood. Donated for the exhibit at the Alameda Museum.
Acquired from: Phyllis Diller via Ron Ucovich
Donation Date: c. 2008
Catalog Date: 8/6/2025
