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Photograph of Donn Arden, Margaret Kelly and Pierre-Louis Guérin with dancers, Paris, France, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Donn Arden (center) onstage with dance mistress Margaret Kelly (AKA Madame Bluebell), Lido owner Pierre-Louis Guérin and three dancers in costume during rehearsal at the Lido in Paris.
Show Name: Lido (Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photograph of female dancers in red and gold costumes, male dancers in white and gold tuxes, Paris, France, 1985

Date

1985

Archival Collection

Description

Showgirls wearing gold costumes with matching gold headpieces and red, orange, yellow and white feathered wings perform onstage with male dancers wearing white tuxedos with short gold jackets and white top hats.
Show Name: Panache (Lido: Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photograph of male dancers and topless female dancer in front of keyboard set, Paris, France, 1985

Date

1985

Archival Collection

Description

A topless female dancer in showgirl costume with oversized ribbon train blows a kiss to male dancers in blue jackets, black trousers and white shirts with black bow ties. They pose in front of a stylized treble clef and curving piano keyboard set.
Show Name: Panache (Lido: Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photograph of stage scene with dancers and fountains, Paris, France, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

At center stage a nude female dancer, with drapes hanging from her arms, poses on the shoulder of a male ballet dancer wearing tights and a short bolero jacket. On either side of them dancers pose wearing drape-like dresses with jeweled bodices, feather trim and tiaras with tall feathers. They stand in front of fountain-like jets of water on a set of steps onstage.
Show Name: Lido (Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

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Photograph of Stardust marquee and hotel front, Las Vegas, 1961

Date

1961

Description

Color photo of the front of the Stardust Hotel and a globe-shaped marquee in a parking lot in front. The text on the marquee reads: "3rd All New 1961 Revue, Lido de Paris, Adults Only, 70 Stars, 'World's Greatest Floor Show!' Live. Roberta Linn, Dick Contino, Ray Eberle, Malani Kele in the Lounge."
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of topless showgirls in Arabian-themed stage scene, circa early 1960s

Date

1960 to 1965

Archival Collection

Description

Topless showgirls in long white dresses and pill-box hats hold the long trains of a dancer at center stage wearing a tall feathered headdress. The stage is set in an Arabian-Indian theme with hanging drapes, gold scrollwork screens and misting fountains.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of Bobbi Blair posing in showgirl costume, Las Vegas, 1960

Date

1960

Description

Dancer Bobbi Blair poses onstage in a sequined two-piece showgirl costume with fishnet stockings, a large ruffled fan-like cape and matching tall ruffled headpiece.
Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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Photograph of Howard R. Hughes, Sr., with trench mining drill, Houston, Texas, September 29, 1917

Date

1917-09-29

Description

Howard R. Hughes, Sr., standing outdoors by a trench mining drill, which is underneath a tent-like canopy. Part of the Sharps-Hughes Tool Company's Second and Girard Streets plant is seen in the background.

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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, June 23, 1947

Date

1947-06-23

Description

Aerial view of the Hughes Flying Boat at Pier E in Long Beach, California in 1947.

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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat at the Long Beach Harbor, California, January 8, 1947

Date

1947-01-08

Description

The Hughes Flying Boat and workers at Pier E on the Long Beach Harbor in California, 1947.

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