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Photograph of Donn Arden with dancer and costumers, 1940s
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Photograph of a female dancer at the Lido, Paris (FRA), 1950s
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"Holiday in Japan" dancers joint oral history interview
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Oral history joint interview with the "Holiday in Japan" dancers conducted by Claytee D. White on May 26, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. The dancers present for the interview were Sachiko O. Thompson, Minoru Saito, Kazu Hamada, Kyoko Nakamura, Nobuko Suda, and Katsuko Tomoko Billman. The dancers begin by discussing their lives in Japan before coming to the United States in 1960 to perform their "Holiday in Japan" stage show. They describe their reactions to coming to the United States and compare it to life in Japan, as well as their reactions to coming to Las Vegas, Nevada specifically. They discuss performing their show at the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, Desert Inn Hotel and Casino, and Dunes Hotel and Casino. They describe their show, which presented Japanese culture to Western audiences, and the work that went into it. They end the interview by detailing their lives and careers after performances of the show concluded in 1961.
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Dancers from "Feminine Touch," image 041: photographic print
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Dancers from "Feminine Touch," image 042: photographic print
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Dancers from "Feminine Touch," image 043: photographic print
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Dancers from "Feminine Touch," image 044: photographic print
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Dancers from "Feminine Touch," image 026: photographic print
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Photograph of Donn Arden and female dancer in costume, 1930s-1940s
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Photograph of festival dancers and spectators, (Mex.), 1900-1920
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