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Photograph of Harold Minsky auditioning showgirls, 1970-1979
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
A female dancer does a high kick during an audition for Harold Minsky and two unidentified people.
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Photograph of showgirl in tasseled dress, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s
Date
1957 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of a showgirl at the Dunes Hotel, posing in a tasseled dress with a feathered headdress and a feather boa wrapped around her arms. She is standing in front of a set and has a cigarette in a cigarette holder in her hand. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
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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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Photograph of showgirl in a topless ruffled costume, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s
Date
1957 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of a showgirl posing in white, topless, ruffled costume with a long skirt and a headdress.
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Photograph of a showgirl wearing a feather boa, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s
Date
1957 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of a showgirl named Debra Duke posing in a costume that includes a feathered boa.
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Photograph of Minsky's Burlesque showgirl Judy Bradshaw, 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
Dancer Judy Bradshaw in a white costume with a train and large white headdress coming down a staircase, possibly at the Dunes.
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Photograph of Minsky's Burlesque showgirl Judy Bradshaw, 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
Dancer Judy Bradshaw in a costume with a ruffled skirt posing in front of a white curtain, possibly at the Dunes.
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Untitled showgirl with red and black capelet: original drawings
Date
1997
Archival Collection
Description
Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 17th Edition: The Best of the Folies-Bergere -- Costume production and design -- Opening
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Showgirl Helen Edwards: costume design drawings, 1983
Date
1983
Archival Collection
Description
Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 16th Edition -- Costume design drawings -- Fairy Tale/The Magic Clock
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Showgirl Darlene Heistar: costume design drawings, 1983
Date
1983
Archival Collection
Description
Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 16th Edition -- Costume design drawings -- Fairy Tale/The Magic Clock
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