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Costume design drawing for a female performer for Pzazz! 70, Las Vegas, Nevada

Date

1970 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Costume design drawing with fabric swatch and written notes; blue and lavender beaded gown.
Costume Details: Female performer is wearing a blue, lavender, and white floor length gown made of sheer fabric; she is also wearing a string of white bangles on her arm.

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Hello America! at Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawings (folder 8 of 9), image 003

Date

1964

Archival Collection

Description

There are fabric swatches attached to the drawing.
Costume Details: A drawing of a male dancer in black pants, a pink striped shirrt, yellow tie, and a red button-up vest.
Show Name: Hello America!

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Slide transparency of performers in a Donn Arden production, Las Vegas, circa 1960s to 1980s

Date

1960 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Performers during a scene from a Donn Arden production in Las Vegas

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Slide transparency of a photograph of the congressional record honoring Donn Arden's Hello America production, Las Vegas, 1965

Date

1965

Archival Collection

Description

A photograph of the Congressional Record honoring the Donn Arden production, "Hello America," at the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino
Show Name: Hello America!
Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of dance number with showgirls and male dancers in tuxedos, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Dance number onstage featuring showgirls in bodices trimmed with various-colored fur or feather shoulders and short skirts and tall feather headdresses, and male dancers in tuxedos with tails and top hats. White cut-out portico columns form the stage backdrop. Audience members at their tables are seen in the foreground.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of Harold Minsky in hotel room, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Harold Minsky, while on the telephone, reaches for a publicity photo among several photos and newspapers laid out on top of a bed in a hotel room. A stack of suitcases is seen in one corner of the room.

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Costume design drawing, topless dancer in top hat and feathers, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date

1980-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "2 nudes from e or f."
Costume Details: Female topless dancer in black and white striped top hat trimmed with yellow and orange feathers, jeweled bikini bottom, open jeweled vest, and long feathered cuffs.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Minstrel
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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Costume design drawing, showgirl in pink and white stripes, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date

1980-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "black girl dancer, (pink and green "Elvis #8").
Costume Details: Showgirl in green miniskirt, ankle socks, and neck scarf with a pink and white horizontally striped, long sleeved top and white hair bow.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Elvis
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1940s - 1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

A portrait of Howard Hughes.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947

Date

1947-11-08

Description

Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes at investigation."

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