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Photograph of showgirls onstage with feather boas, Las Vegas, circa 1978

Date

1977 to 1978

Description

Showgirls perform onstage wearing bikini-type costumes decorated with rhinestones, tiered rhinestone necklaces and matching rhinestone headpieces topped with tall feather plumes, and long feather boas.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of showgirls outside of an airplane as celebrities disembark, circa March 1956

Date

1956-03

Description

Actor Fred MacMurray and his wife, actress June Haver, exit a plane through an oversized coin cut-out as two lines of showgirls stand by. They are appearing at the premiere of the film "Meet Me In Las Vegas" in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Lido: magazine cover from Holiday magazine featuring Lido showgirl

Date

1967-01

Archival Collection

Description

Series 3: Shows -- Subseries 3.1 Foreign Shows -- Paris, France

Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)

Mixed Content

Costume design drawing, showgirl in a jacket, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date

1980-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: " 8 dancing nudes-E, (green jackets, g strings)."
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing a green and white sports jacket and a g-string.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Elvis
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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Photograph of showgirls outside of an airplane as celebrities disembark, circa March 1956

Date

1956-03

Description

Film producer Joe Pasternak and an unidentified woman exit a plane through an oversized coin cut-out. The plane is a Western Airlines DC-68 marked "MGM's 'Meet Me In Las Vegas' Special." Two lines of showgirls in winter costumes stand outside the plane.

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Photograph of a showgirl and male dancer onstage, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s

Date

1957 to 1969

Description

A showgirl in a feathered costume and a male dancer wearing a tuxedo perform onstage at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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#1 showgirls and female and male starburst adagio: original preliminary sketches, 1997

Date

1997

Archival Collection

Description

Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 17th Edition: The Best of the Folies-Bergere -- Costume production and design -- Opening

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Photograph of a showgirl wearing a feathered costume, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s

Date

1957 to 1969

Description

A showgirl poses wearing a heavily feathered costume and headdress, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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Photograph of a topless showgirl with an elephant costume, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s

Date

1957 to 1969

Description

A topless showgirl walking in a pantomime elephant costume, with a male perfomer in Arabian costume at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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Costume design drawing, showgirl with snake, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date

1980-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: " 8 black girls (serving trays)." Handwritten text on drawing: "with snake prop."
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing beaded bikini with matching hair covering posing with a snake prop.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Samson and Delilah: Underground
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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