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Film negatives of dancers in the Moulin Rouge opening show, May 24, 1955
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Series of two black and white negatives of dancers onstage at the Moulin Rouge on opening night, dated May 24, 1955.
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Film negatives of Boots Wade and other dancers performing the watusi in the Moulin Rouge opening show, May 24, 1955
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Series of two black and white negatives of Boots Wade and other dancers performing the watusi in the Moulin Rouge opening show, dated May 24, 1955.
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Film negatives of cancan dancers in the Moulin Rouge opening show, May 24, 1955
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Series of ten black and white negatives of cancan dancers performing in the Moulin Rouge opening show, dated May 24, 1955.
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Film negatives of the Moulin Rouge lobby, May 22, 1955
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Series of seven black and white negatives of the Moulin Rouge lobby, dated May 22, 1955.
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Film negatives of the Moulin Rouge float in the Helldorado parade, May 5, 1955
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Black and white negatives of the Moulin Rouge float in the Helldorado parade, dated May 5, 1955.
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Transcript of interview with Mary Louise Williams by Claytee D. White, June 19, 1998
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Mary Louise Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on June 19, 1998. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Williams was musically trained and worked as a dancer at the opening of the Moulin Rouge in 1955. Following her career in social work and teaching in New York, she retired to Las Vegas.
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Film negatives of staff preparing for the opening of Moulin Rouge, May 6, 1955
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Series of six black and white film negatives of casually dressed entertainers waiting to be addressed by Moulin Rouge security head Merle Longnecker (not pictured), dated May 6, 1955.
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Film negatives of Joe Louis riding a horse next to the Moulin Rouge float in the Helldorado parade, May 5, 1955
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Black and white negatives of heavyweight boxing champion and Moulin Rouge host Joe Louis riding a horse next to the Moulin Rouge float in the Helldorado parade, dated May 5, 1955.
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Photograph of Lionel Hampton with members of the Moulin Rouge show group, 1955
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of Lionel Hampton with members of the Moulin Rouge show group, dated 1955.
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"Black Entertainers in Las Vegas in the Era of Segregation 1940-1960": manuscript draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
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Archival Collection
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From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Unpublished manuscripts file.
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