Little Oscar and Wienermobile Driver | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Little Oscar and Wienermobile Driver

Little Oscar and Wienermobile Driver | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar and wearing a hat that reads "Yellow Band Wieners," is standing in front of the Wienermmobile and holding one side of the driver's side window open, while shaking hands with a man wearing an Oscar Mayer hat who is sitting behind the steering wheel.
DESCRIPTION
Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar and wearing a hat that reads "Yellow Band Wieners," is standing in front of the Wienermmobile and holding one side of the driver's side window open, while shaking hands with a man wearing an Oscar Mayer hat who is sitting behind the steering wheel.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:26117
Creation Date:date unknown
Creator Name:Unknown
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Collection Name:Meinhardt Raabe scrapbooks and sound recording, 1939-1993
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:M94-056 4/36/51 Box 2
Original Dimensions:2.5 x 3.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Meinhardt Raabe (born September 2, 1915, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin) is one of the oldest surviving Munchkin-actors from The Wizard of Oz, and is now the only surviving cast member with any significant dialogue in the film. He appeared in an October 2005 episode of "Entertainment Tonight" with eight more surviving Munchkins, and made a guest appearance on The Jimmy Kimmel Show on April 11, 2005. In addition to his role in the film, wherein he played the coroner who pronounced the death of the Wicked Witch of the East, Raabe worked for many decades as a spokesman for Oscar Mayer. Raabe graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1937, and appeared in "The Wizard of Oz" in 1939. He died at the age of 94 in Penney Farms, Florida on April 9, 2010.
SUBJECTS
Handshaking
Celebrities
Men
Meat industry
Clothing and dress
Costume
Hats
Outdoor photography
Sales promotion
Signs and symbols
Automobiles

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