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Letter from Walter R. Bracken to H. I. Bettis, October 13, 1908

Date

1908-10-13

Archival Collection

Description

Letter regards Bracken's sub-lease on the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Grosvenor Hotel, menu, March 26, 1901

Date

1901-03-26

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Includes wine list Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: Grosvenor Hotel (London, England) Location: London, England

Text

Diamond jubilee dinner, menu, March 4, 1897, Savoy Hotel

Date

1897-03-04

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Menu in gold and green color letters; red and gold crown at top of menu Restaurant: Savoy Hotel & Restaurant Location: London, England

Text

Galt House menu, Sunday, February 3, 1884

Date

1884-02-03

Archival Collection

Description

Restaurant: Galt House (Louisville, Ky.) Location: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Text

Costume design drawing, two female dancers in pink harem costumes for Pzazz! 68, circa 1967-1969

Date

1967 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Attached to the upper corners of the drawing are different shades of pink fabric swatches for the costumes. Sketches of nudes are on the back.
Costume Details: Two female dancers in pink harem costumes. The performer on the left is dressed in a two-piece costume consisting of a golden, beaded bra and a long, flowing skirt completed with gold detailing and pink and orange hues. She wears a matching headdress and has both arm and writ cuffs. The woman on the right wears a similar costume, except instead of a flowing skirt she is wearing a flowing pair of pants tied with a pink belt around the waist. The outfit is paired with a golden bra, arm and wrist cuffs, and a matching headdress that spans the length of her body.
Show Name: Pzazz! 68
Performance Name: To Bing, Bob and Dorothy "With Love!": Road to Morocco

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Photograph showing a production of Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden, Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1970

Date

1969 to 1971

Archival Collection

Description

On a wooden stage decorated with yellow tables and a red and yellow curtain backdrop, entertainers perform Act 9: "Chicago," Scene 2: "Club Royale" of the show Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden at the Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas. At the center of the stage stands a female performer clothed in a glittery, yellow dress with a matching yellow feather headpiece. Located to the female's left is a man in mid-step who is dressed as a waiter. He is wearing a red tuxedo, a black bow tie, and is holding a metal serving tray. Dancing on either side of the waiter and central woman are other female and male performers who are paired together in a female-male fashion. The males are wearing black tuxedoes with white gloves as the females are sporting short, black dresses, a matching feathery black headpiece, black tights, and varying colored high heels. A crowd of onlookers enjoy the performance from beneath the stage.
Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Performance Name: Chicago: Club Royale

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Photograph showing a production of Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden, Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1970

Date

1969 to 1971

Archival Collection

Description

On a wooden stage decorated with a metal structure that provides steps for the performers to stand on, entertainers perform the finale "New York-A Salute to Duke Ellington" of the show Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden at the Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas. Standing in the center front of the stage is a male performer dressed in a prison inspired black and white striped costume that shows off his midriff and has white straps for arm sleeves. Surrounding the man are other various male and females also striking poses for the crowd. The other males are dressed in prison inspired orange and black striped costumes, while the females are either sporting one-shouldered, sparkling orange dresses with matching orange feather headpieces, or a two-piece costume made out of mesh covered in sparkling orange beading and with matching orange feather headpieces.
Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Performance Name: New York-A Salute to Duke Ellington

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Gen. view parade: As globe fliers braved Broadway blizzard, New York. Although they didn't encounter a single snowflake on their roaring dash across Siberia, Howard Hughes and his four-man crew met a regular blizzard (of Broadway ticker tape) today as New York paid them homage as only New York know how. This is a view of the scene as the triumphal procession proceeded from the Battery to City Call. In the car are (left to right) Grover Whalen, President of the New York World's Fair, Howard Hughes and Al Lodwick, his press representative. (w) 7-15-38.30."

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