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Showgirls comment on misrepresentation of their craft: video

Information

Creator

Creator (cre): Stardust Resort and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Date

1995-09-17

Description

Local news segment report on showgirls not wanting to be associated with the upcoming movie Showgirls. Reporter interviews a number of Las Vegas showgirls who graduated college, are currently studying law or business., and teach dance during the day. One showgirl explains the difference between exotic dancing and dancing in shows, and many are concerned that the upcoming "Showgirls" movie will cause misconceptions about their work. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Stardust Resort and Casino Records (MS-00515) -- Photographs and audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

Digital ID

MS_00515_098

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1qv3hw7c
Details

Contributor

Contributor (ctb): KLAS-TV (Television station : Las Vegas, Nev.)

Time Period

1990s (1990 - 1999)

Resource Type

Moving Image

Material Type

moving images

Source

Showgirls comment on misrepresentation of their craft: video, 1995 December 19

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Records

Citation

MS_00515_098. Stardust Resort and Casino Records, 1950-2006. MS-00515. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1qv3hw7c

Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. The donor of the collection, Jim Seagrave, transferred all right, title and interest they had in the Stardust Resort and Casino Records (MS-00515) to UNLV. However, the material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Standardized Rights Statement

In Copyright

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals are not available for viewing because of fragility or obsolescence

Extent

0:02:40

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

video/mp4