Costume design drawing with fabric swatch and written notes; blue and lavender beaded gown.
Costume Details: Female performer is wearing a blue, lavender, and white floor length gown made of sheer fabric; she is also wearing a string of white bangles on her arm.
Frank Sinatra with a "harem" of showgirls, as part of the festivities when the Sands Corporation opened the Dunes, circa 1965. The photograph was taken by Bruno Bernard, who was also known as Bernard of Hollywood.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240). Entrance to Pickhandle Gulch at left; Northern Belle loading bins and tailings are to its right and Northern Belle hill in center upper; railroad grade to Northern Belle can be seen diagonally up face of hill; at right, road connects with Main Street; stone building and Tarpey stone store to south and north of Main Street; ruins of Princess Mill foundations in center right.