Costume, Performance
Object number2016.76.35
MediumFabric
Credit LineGift of Palace Entertainment
DescriptionOversize red shirt with yellow trim around neck and sleeve cuffs. Short sleeves. Yellow arrow-shaped patch sewn to front center of shirt; arrow points proper right; patch has embroidered yellow perimeter and applied black fabric letters that spell park name across center.DimensionsHeight x Width: 22.5 × 43.75 in. (57.2 × 111.1 cm)InscriptionsYellow arrow-shaped patch sewn to front has applied black fabric text across center "Kennywood".
Historical NotesKenny the Kangaroo costume shirt. Part of a collection covering the history of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, that was transferred to the Heinz History Center. The collection documents both the general history of the park and the experiences of the people who worked there, documenting Kennywood’s long role as a source of summer employment for generations of high school and college students in the Pittsburgh region.
On View
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c. 1958
Gimbel Brothers
Pittsburgh Sport Shop
c. 1975
