Opening production number from "Hello America!", which opened in September 1964 in the new Crystal Room in the Desert Inn. This was the riverboat scene in which the "Dixie Bell" wends its way down the Mississippi.
Show Name: Hello America!
Performance Name: Opening
Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

A picture of a scene re-living the saga of the Old West in Donn Arden's production of Hello America at the Desert Inn Hotel.
Show Name: Hello America!
Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)

There are fabric swatches attached to the drawing.
Costume Details: A drawing of a male dancer in striped black and lime green trousers, a yellow long-sleeved button-up shirt, black vest with floral print, and a purple derby hat.
Show Name: Hello America!

A young couple gets married backstage at the Sands Copa Room with a group of costumed Copa Girls standing behind them. Also pictured is Jack Entratter to the far right.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Copa Girls performing onstage in short polka dot dresses in November 1958
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

A row of Copa Girls dressed in cowgirl costumes performing onstage in Las Vegas in the late 1950s.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

Photographers taking a picture of the Copa Girls in feathered costumes during a photo shoot in the Nevada desert, sometime in the 1950s or 1960s. A prospector can be seen in the foreground.