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Photograph of Earl Leaf, Mrs. Harold Minsky, and others, Beverly Hills (Calif.), 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

L-R: 1. Earl Leaf, 2. Mrs. Harold Minsky, unidentified others at press party for Tempest Storm at Beverly-Hilton. Credited - Minsky and Dunes Hotel Site Name: The Beverly Hilton (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Street Address: 9876 Wilshire Boulevard

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Photograph of Harold Minsky and Earl Leaf, Beverly Hills (Calif.), 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Pictured from left to right: Harold Minsky and Earl Leaf, Hollywood correspondent for London Times, at press party at the Beverly-Hilton. Credited - Minsky and Dunes Hotel Site Name: The Beverly Hilton (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Street Address: 9876 Wilshire Boulevard

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Photograph of Bob Sidney and Harold Minsky, 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Bob Sidney, choreographer, and Harold Minsky on stage during a rehearsal.

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Photograph of Harold Minsky posing with nine showgirls, 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Harold Minsky posing with nine showgirls. Six of the girls are wearing beaded bikini-style costumes and headdresses, while three of the girls are wearing white laced pants with cropped tops and hats.

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Photograph of Harold Minsky posing with six of his showgirls, 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Harold Minsky and an unidentified man pose with six showgirls wearing beaded costumes and large feathered headdresses.

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Photograph of Harold Minsky auditioning showgirls, 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

A female dancer does a high kick during an audition for Harold Minsky and two unidentified people.

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Photograph of Darrette Von Karr, Harold Minsky, and Angelique, 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Pictured from left to right: Darrette Von Karr, Harold Minsky, and a woman identified only as Angelique.

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Photograph of Harold Minsky and Jerry Norman, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Harold Minsky and choreographer Jerry Norman meeting at the Silver Slipper. The Silver Slipper was a casino in Paradise, Nevada that operated from September 1950 to November 29, 1988. The building was designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr. The casino was built on the grounds of the Last Frontier Village of the Hotel Last Frontier, and was originally named the Golden Slipper Saloon and Gambling Hall. On April 30, 1968, the Silver Slipper was purchased by businessman Howard Hughes for $5.4 million in his famous spending spree of buying Vegas properties, which included the Frontier next door. The casino was purchased for $70 million on June 23, 1988 by Margaret Elardi, who by this time owned the Frontier. It was demolished several months later and turned into a parking lot for the Frontier until its closing and demolition in 2007. In 2009, the Silver Slipper sign was restored and is now part of a display of vintage signs in the median along Las Vegas Boulevard North. Site Name: Silver Slipper (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3100 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photograph of Frankie Lane, Harold Minsky, and Frankie Vaughn, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Pictured left to right: Frankie Lane, Harold Minsky, and Frankie Vaughn at the Dunes Hotel. The Dunes Hotel was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, that operated from May 23, 1955 to January 26, 1993. Designed by architect Maxwell Starkman, it was the tenth resort to open on the Strip. Bellagio now stands on the former grounds. The Dunes golf course is now occupied by parts of Monte Carlo, New York-New York, City Center, and Cosmopolitan, and T-Mobile Arena. Site Name: Dunes Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photograph of Howie Engler, Harold Minsky, and others, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Pictured right to left: Howie Engler, one of the owners of the Dunes hotel; Frankie Lane; Mrs. Frankie Vaughn; Mr. Frankie Vaughn, and Harold Minsky at the Dunes Hotel. The Dunes Hotel was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, that operated from May 23, 1955 to January 26, 1993. Designed by architect Maxwell Starkman, it was the tenth resort to open on the Strip. Bellagio now stands on the former grounds. The Dunes golf course is now occupied by parts of Monte Carlo, New York-New York, City Center, and Cosmopolitan, and T-Mobile Arena. Site Name: Dunes Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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