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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes at the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee hearing in Washington.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Sen. Claude D. Pepper, Washington, November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes Required To Submit Questions At Inquiry In Writing, Washington, D.C. --- The sub-committee investigating the Hughes War Time plane contracts, ruled today that a standing committee rule would be effective in requiring that questions must be put in writing, and presented to the committee thru counsel of the principals involved. here, Sen. Homer Ferguson, R., of Mich. Chairman of the subcommittee is shown receiving a written question from Howard Hughes the millionaire plane builder, to be put to one of the witnesses summoned to the inquiry at Hughes' request. INP Photo by G.B. Kress. 11/8/47." Also hand written on the back of the photo: "Howard Hughes and Sen. Claude Pepper 11/8/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Sen. Claude D. Pepper, Washington, November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes & Sen Claude Pepper 11/8/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Carries His Lunch Tray Cafeteria Style - Washington, D.C. Howard Hughes is shown selecting his luncheon cafeteria style during a short recess of the Senate investigation of his wartime plane contracts. Along with Thomas A. Slack, his counsel, the millionaire plane builder had his luncheon in the cafeteria of the Senate office building, while Senator Homer Ferguson, (R) Michigan the Sub-Committee Chairman, called the recess due to the absence of the witnesses summoned to the inquiry at Hughes' request. 11/8/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Carries His Lunch Tray Cafeteria Style - Washington, D.C. Howard Hughes is shown selecting his luncheon cafeteria style during a short recess of the Senate investigation of his wartime plane contracts. Along with Thomas A. Slack, his counsel, the millionaire plane builder had his luncheon in the cafeteria of the Senate office building, while Senator Homer Ferguson, (R) Michigan the Sub-Committee Chairman, called the recess due to the absence of the witnesses summoned to the inquiry at Hughes' request. 11/8/47." Hand-written description on back of photo: "Howard Hughes & Atty. Thomas Slack have bite in Senate Office Bldg. 11/8/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Carries His Lunch Tray Cafeteria Style - Washington, D.C. Howard Hughes is shown selecting his luncheon cafeteria style during a short recess of the Senate investigation of his wartime plane contracts. Along with Thomas A. Slack, his counsel, the millionaire plane builder had his luncheon in the cafeteria of the Senate office building, while Senator Homer Ferguson, (R) Michigan the Sub-Committee Chairman, called the recess due to the absence of the witnesses summoned to the inquiry at Hughes' request. 11/8/47." Hand-written description also written on back of photo: "Howard Hughes & Atty. Thomas Slack."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes In Good Humor As He Takes The Stand Again, Washington, D.C. - Howard Hughes, millionaire plane builder and movie maker, takes the witness stand this morning before the Senate committee which is investigating his wartime plane contracts. His huge seaplane has taken to the air in the interim between his first appearance in Washington and the current visit, a fact that might account for his undeniable good humor and broad smile. Photo by G.B. Kress. 11/10/47."
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Press release regarding the reclassification code of the motion picture "The Outlaw"
Date
1949-10-10
Description
Press release briefly describes Howard Hughes agreement with the National Legion of Decency to change their "Condemned" classification of his film "The Outlaw" to a "B" classification ("Morally Objectionable In Part For All").
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Press release announcing Howard Hughes' purchase of the Sands Hotel
Date
1967-07-24
Description
Press release quoting Bob Paige announcing Howard Hughes' acquistion of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Press release captioned "Army Air Force Planes Salute Howard Hughes"
Date
1946-08-01
Description
Press release describes Army Air Forces circling over Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles to salute Howard Hughes, who was recovering the from the crash of his XF-11 aircraft. Contains texts of telegrams to Hughes from Army Air Forces Commanding General Carl Spaatz and Twelfth Air Force Brigadier General John P. Doyle.
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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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Film transparency of the 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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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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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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Photograph of Jack Entratter and Texas Copa Girls, Las Vegas, circa 1950s to 1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Pictured from left to right to right are Linda Henrich, unidentified man, Jack Entratter, and Carlyn Chapman at the Sands Hotel in the 1950s or 1960s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Dean Martin and Jack Entratter with Texas Copa Girls at rehearsal, Las Vegas, December 1959
Date
1959-12
Archival Collection
Description
Dean Martin, Jack Entratter and several of the Texas Copa Girls in December 1959. Pictured from left to right, unidentified woman, Margo Martin, Dean Martin, Pat Hewlett, Theresa Hayes, Jack Entratter, Lucille Nelson.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Frank Sinatra and Jack Entratter with Copa Girls at a rehearsal of Ziegfeld Follies, Las Vegas, June 1954
Date
1954-06
Archival Collection
Description
Frank Sinatra (right) and Jack Entratter with Copa Girls at a rehearsal of "Ziegfeld Follies" in June 1954.
Show Name: Ziegfeld Follies
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Show Name: Ziegfeld Follies
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Frank Sinatra, Jack Entratter, and Copa Girls at a rehearsal of Ziegfeld Follies, Las Vegas, June 1954
Date
1954-06
Archival Collection
Description
Frank Sinatra (right) and Jack Entratter with Copa Girls at a rehearsal of "Ziegfeld Follies" in the Copa Room of the Sands Hotel in June 1954.
Show Name: Ziegfeld Follies
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Show Name: Ziegfeld Follies
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of a Sands Hotel tram driven by a showgirl as she transports guests near the pool, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1953
Archival Collection
Description
Showgirls transporting guests around the Sands Hotel property on a tram in the early 1950s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Dean Martin dancing with Texas Copa Girls, Las Vegas, December 1959
Date
1959-12
Archival Collection
Description
Dean Martin dancing with two Texas Copa Girls, Lucille Nelson (left) and Cheryl Madison (right), in December of 1959.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of showgirl posing in front of the Sands Hotel marquee, Las Vegas, 1965
Date
1965
Archival Collection
Description
Showgirl posing in front of Sands Hotel marquee which was advertising Dean Martin, Count Basie and Pat Boone in the Copa Room, 1965.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Slide transparency of Copa Girls and a singer performing in the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, February 1963
Date
1963-02
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls and unidentified singer performing in the Copa Room of the Sands Hotel in February 1963.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Frank Sinatra and a harem of several showgirls, Las Vegas, circa 1965
Date
1964 to 1966
Archival Collection
Description
Frank Sinatra with a "harem" of showgirls, as part of the festivities when the Sands Corporation opened the Dunes, circa 1965. The photograph was taken by Bruno Bernard, who was also known as Bernard of Hollywood.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin with several chorus girls, Las Vegas, 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Jerry Lewis (left) and Dean Martin (seated) with several chorus girls in Las Vegas, circa the 1950s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis joking with chorus girls, Las Vegas, 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Jerry Lewis (center, with measuring tape wrapped around his head) and Dean Martin with several chorus girls in Las Vegas, circa the 1950s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin with several chorus girls performing behind them, Las Vegas, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Frank Sinatra (left) and Dean Martin (right) with several chorus girls singing behind them, circa 1960s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of showgirls and a male performer onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, November 1963
Date
1963-11
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls and Harry Nofal performing a Calypso number at the Sands Hotel in November of 1963. From left to right, unidentified woman, Corinne, Harry Nofal, Charlotte Nort, Jeanie Gardner, Shelby Young.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of show performers onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, November 1963
Date
1963-11
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls and Harry Nofal performing a Calypso number at the Sands Hotel in November of 1963. From left to right, unidentified woman, Corrine, Mary Baglan, Harry Nofal, Lee Temple, Charlotte Nort.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of the Copa Girls performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, March 1963
Date
1963-03
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls and Harry Nofal performing "Me and My Shadow" at the Sands Hotel in March of 1963. From left to right, Rowena Buttenweiser, Shirley Kirks, Harry Nofal, Charlotte Nort, Sharon Gollings.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Judy Johnson, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1958
Date
1958
Archival Collection
Description
Judy Johnson, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in 1958.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Jack Entratter and several Copa Girls, Las Vegas, circa 1950s to 1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Jack Entratter (far left in dark suit) and an unidentified man sitting with several Copa Girls in the 1950s or 1960s. Copa Girls from left to right, Charlotte Nort, Joan Ryba (one of the Ryba Twins from Houston), Jean Waters (from Houston), Carlyn Chapman (from Dallas), Linda Henrich (from Dallas), Jackie Lee, and Arlene.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Harry Nofal and several Copa Girls performing at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, April 1963
Date
1963-04
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls and Harry Nofal performing onstage at the Sands Hotel in April of 1963. From left to right, Barbara, Jeanie Gardner, Rowena Buttenweiser, Harry Nofal, Shirley Kirks, Charlotte Nort, Marlene.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of a showgirl in long gloves performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1962
Date
1962
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girl Shirley Kirks and Harry Nofal performing at the Sands Hotel in 1962.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Copa Girls in hats and blazers performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, November 1963
Date
1963-11
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls performing "Come Blow Your Horn" at the Sands Hotel in November of 1963. From left to right, Mary Baglan, Jeanie Gardner, unidentified woman, Shirley Kirks, unidentified woman, Barbara, Victoria, Lee Temple.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of the Copa Girls and a male performer onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, November 1962
Date
1962-11
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls and Harry Nofal performing at the Sands Hotel in November 1962. From left to right, Rowena Buttenweiser, Marlene, Charlotte Nort, Mary Baglan, Harry Nofal, Billye Nelms, unidentified woman, Shirley Kirks.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of male performer and Copa Girls at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, October 1962
Date
1962-10
Archival Collection
Description
Copa Girls and Harry Nofal performing at the Sands Hotel in October 1962. From left to right, Barbara, Harry Nofal, Mary Baglan, Jackie Lee.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Jackie Lee, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1952
Date
1951 to 1953
Archival Collection
Description
Jackie Lee, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing at the pool, circa 1952.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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Photograph of Judy James, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
Judy James, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of J. Johnson, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
J. Johnson, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Grace Lee, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
Grace Lee, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Karen Kristy, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
Karen Kristy, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Diane Borne, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
Diane Borne, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Janet Hadland, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
Janet Hadland, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Gail Wykell, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
Gail Wykell, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Sandy Daly, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
Sandy Daly, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Rusty Taylor, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
Rusty Taylor, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Mary McCollom, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
Mary McCollom (may be spelled McCollum), a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Jean Gardner, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, July 1966
Date
1966-07
Archival Collection
Description
Jean Gardner, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in July 1966.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Janet Hadland, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Summer 1967
Date
1967
Archival Collection
Description
Janet Hadland, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in the summer of 1967.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Image
Photograph of Grace Lee, a Copa Girl at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1967
Date
1967
Archival Collection
Description
Grace Lee, a Copa Girl at the Sands, posing in the summer of 1967.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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