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Photograph of Harold Minsky and showgirls, Chicago (Ill.), 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Harold Minsky poses with six showgirls at the Playboy Hotel. The dancers are wearing rhinestone bikini-style costumes and large feathered headdresses. The Knickerbocker has gone through several incarnations since it opened in 1927. Legend has it that in the 1930s the hotel housed a casino frequented by Al Capone. During World War II and the Korean War, US Armed Forces officers would fill the property's hallways and play cards in the Officer's Club. In 1952, Richard Nixon was nominated Vice President during the Republican National Convention held in the hotel. Finally, in the 1970s it became the Playboy Hotel, owned by Hugh Hefner. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place

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Photograph of Hugh M. Hefner and Jack Entratter at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, December 31, 1968

Date

1968-12-31

Description

Hugh M. Hefner (left), the editor and publisher of "Playboy Magazine," with Jack Entratter (right) at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. Printed across the bottom of the image: "Hugh M. Hefner, editor and publisher of Playboy Magazine. (left) pix taken @ New Year 1969 (old year) '68." Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

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Photograph of Steve Wynn and Heidi Sarno in costume at Kevyn Wynn's engagement party, late 1980s

Date

1985 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Steve Wynn (as Frankenstein's monster) and Heidi Sarno (as a Playboy Bunny) at Kevyn Wynn's (Wynn's daughter) engagement party.

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