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Photograph of showgirls outside of an airplane as celebrities disembark, circa March 1956

Date

1956-03

Description

Film producer Joe Pasternak and an unidentified woman exit a plane through an oversized coin cut-out. The plane is a Western Airlines DC-68 marked "MGM's 'Meet Me In Las Vegas' Special." Two lines of showgirls in winter costumes stand outside the plane.

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Photograph of showgirls and performers in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1977

Date

1977

Description

Showgirls wearing beaded bikinis and large feathered headdresses perform with two female singers wearing gowns and tiaras in a production number from the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of a showgirl in "Lido de Paris" at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1958-1959

Date

1958 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

A showgirl in the "C'est Magnifique" number from the first editon of Donn Arden's "Lido de Paris" at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas.

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Photograph of dance number with showgirls and male dancers in tuxedos, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Dance number onstage featuring showgirls in bodices trimmed with various-colored fur or feather shoulders and short skirts and tall feather headdresses, and male dancers in tuxedos with tails and top hats. White cut-out portico columns form the stage backdrop. Audience members at their tables are seen in the foreground.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Costume design drawing, showgirls in white bikinis with ruffled turquoise capes, 1978

Date

1978

Description

Costume Details: Three showgirls in sheer white bikini costumes with large ruffled turquoise capes, white leg warmers; matching headpieces with turquoise feathers.

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Photograph of showgirls performing in Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1977

Date

1977

Description

Showgirls wearing metallic skirts, beaded bras, and tiaras, performing in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Male dancers in tuxedos can be seen on the stairs behind the women. The number "37781" from the Las Vegas News Bureau is stamped on the back of the photograph.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of Mary Smith and Vassili Sulich posing in "Pavane for a Showgirl" in the desert in southern Nevada, 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Mary Smith as the Showgirl and Vassili Sulich as the Poet, posing in "Pavane for a Showgirl" in an unidentified location in the southern Nevada desert.
Performance Name: Pavane for a Showgirl

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Photograph of Corrine Vial and Mary Smith posing in "Pavane for a Showgirl" in the desert in southern Nevada, 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Corrine Vial as Death's Angel and Mary Smith as the Showgirl posing in "Pavane for a Showgirl" in an unidentified location in the southern Nevada desert.
Performance Name: Pavane for a Showgirl

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Photograph of a topless showgirl wearing a chandelier headdress, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s

Date

1957 to 1969

Description

A topless showgirl poses backstage wearing a chandelier headdress and sequined gauntlets at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

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Photograph of showgirl posing in front of the Sands Hotel marquee, Las Vegas, 1965

Date

1965

Archival Collection

Description

Showgirl posing in front of Sands Hotel marquee which was advertising Dean Martin, Count Basie and Pat Boone in the Copa Room, 1965.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

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