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Slide transparency of showgirls performing onstage in a Donn Arden production, Las Vegas, circa 1960s to 1970s
Date
1960 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Showgirls dancing onstage in a Donn Arden production
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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.)
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
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
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Photograph of Copa Girls posing with blue ostrich feather fans, Las Vegas, 1955
Date
1955
Archival Collection
Description
Nine Copa girls perform a dance number with blue ostrich feather fans on the stage of the Copa Room in the Sands Hotel.
Show Name: Fan Dance
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Show Name: Fan Dance
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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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
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 a black and white one-shoulder evening gown with a lavender feather boa, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
Date
1980-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "girl singer (long black and white with boa #6)."
Costume Details: Showgirl in a long, one-shouldered, black and white sequined gown with a lavender feather boa.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Love songs
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Showgirl in a long, one-shouldered, black and white sequined gown with a lavender feather boa.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Love songs
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, male dancer in pink and green, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
Date
1980-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "black boy dancer, (pink and green #1)."
Costume Details: Male dancer in green and pink plaid pants, green and pink striped shirt under a pink vest, and pink and white shoes.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Elvis
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Male dancer in green and pink plaid pants, green and pink striped shirt under a pink vest, and pink and white shoes.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Elvis
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Film transparency of Copa Girls performing at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s to 1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls performing onstage with a male singer at the Sands Hotel, sometime in the 1950s or 1960s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Copa Girls performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s to 1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, sometime in the 1950s or 1960s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Copa Girls performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s to 1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, sometime in the 1950s or 1960s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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