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Photograph of three Minsky's Burlesque cast members in front of a painted wooden set piece, Playboy Hotel, Chicago (Ill.), circa 1977
Date
1976 to 1978
Archival Collection
Description
A male dancer in a white pantsuit and two female dancers (one in white pants and white cropped top, and one in a white bikini-style costume with a feathered headdress) pose in front of painted wooden set piece in the Playboy Hotel. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place
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Photograph of Gordon Beck, Madame Kamarova, and Harold Minsky at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Pictured from left to right: Gordon Beck - Dunes Hotel; electrician; Madam Kamarova, and Harold Minsky during rehearsal at Dunes Hotel. Site Name: Dunes Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3600 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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Photograph of Harold Minsky and showgirls, Chicago (Ill.), 1970-1979
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Harold Minsky poses with six showgirls at the Playboy Hotel. The dancers are wearing rhinestone bikini-style costumes and large feathered headdresses. The Knickerbocker has gone through several incarnations since it opened in 1927. Legend has it that in the 1930s the hotel housed a casino frequented by Al Capone. During World War II and the Korean War, US Armed Forces officers would fill the property's hallways and play cards in the Officer's Club. In 1952, Richard Nixon was nominated Vice President during the Republican National Convention held in the hotel. Finally, in the 1970s it became the Playboy Hotel, owned by Hugh Hefner. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place
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Photographs of Minsky's cast members in "Happy New Year" poses, 1970-1979
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
A 12-photograph proof sheet of several Minsky's female cast members displaying costumes in various poses. Eight of the photos feature a showgirl posing with a table and blocks that spell out "Happy New Year" in various poses. Two of the photos feature three showgirls wearing oversized t-shirts that read "Minsky's Burlesque 69." Two of the photos feature a showgirl posing with a table and streamers, and is wearing a white mesh mini dress with long sleeves holding a bottle of champagne and two champagne glasses.
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Photograph of the Wildwood Show at the Manor House, New Jersey, 1964
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Four topless female dancers in beaded bikini costumes with partial long skirts, arm bands and bracelets, with tall feathered headdresses, and five female dancers in beaded bikini costumes with sheer beaded long skirted dresses, sheer face veils, and small tiara headdresses surround a male and female pair of dancers at the center of the stage. The male dancer is wearing beaded tights, gloves, beaded ankle cuffs, and hat. The female dancer is topless, and wearing a beaded fringe-style skirt, beaded ankle cuffs, arm band, bracelet, and beaded tiara. The audience is seated on either side of a runway. A cutout of the Buddhist Deity Amoghapasha (Six Arms) is visible in the background.
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Photograph of the Wildwood Show at the Manor House, New Jersey, 1964
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Six topless female dancers in beaded bikini costumes with partial long skirts, arm bands and bracelets, with tall feathered headdresses, a male dancer is standing on a three-tiered platform and is wearing beaded tights, gloves, beaded ankle neck collar and cuffs, and hat. He is standing in front of a cutout of the Buddhist Deity Amoghapasha (Six Arms). Another female dancer is standing on the floor facing the male dancer, and wearing sheer beaded pants and bikini top, beaded ankle cuffs, arm band, bracelet, and beaded tiara. The audience is visible in the foreground.
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Photograph of the Las Vegas High School library club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1929
Date
1929
Archival Collection
Description
The Las Vegas High School library club of 1929. Pictured standing in bottom row are, left to right, Arlene Stewart, Laura McDonald, Joy Simon, Eva Adams, teacher. Middle row, left to right are Catherine Deverell, Mary Stockburger, Helen Garner, June Simon. Top row, left to right are Bessie Gregory, Dorothy Buzick, Doris Kramer, Frances Martin. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of a woman holding a sign advertising "Pocketful of Miracles" outside of the Fremont Theatre, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1961
Date
1961
Archival Collection
Description
A woman holding a sign outside of the Fremont Theatre advertising "Pocketful of Miracles" starring Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, and Arthur O'Connell. The sign reads: "Free! Have one! Good Luck Apples; See Frank Capra's 'Pocketful of Miracles' Now Showing Fremont Theatre." Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of a woman holding a sign advertising "Pocketful of Miracles" outside of the Fremont Theatre, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1961
Date
1961
Archival Collection
Description
A woman holding a sign outside of the Fremont Theatre advertising "Pocketful of Miracles" starring Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, and Arthur O'Connell. The sign reads: "Free! Have one! Good Luck Apples; See Frank Capra's 'Pocketful of Miracles' Now Showing Fremont Theatre." Site Name: Fremont Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of women preparing for American Art Week, Las Vegas (Nev.), November 21, 1966
Date
1966-11-21
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, a picture of Lucille Bruner (Director), Irene Chenin, Marge Herzoz, Mary Callahan, and Eleanor Badik setting up an art display for American Art Week. The Las Vegas Art League changed its name to the Las Vegas Art Museum in 1974.
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