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Photograph of showgirls performing in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
Showgirls wearing beaded bikinis with crepe trains and large headdresses decorated with cherry blossoms performing in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
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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
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
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Photograph of a showgirl posing in a harem costume, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s
Date
1957 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A showgirl poses backstage at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, wearing a harem costume with a headdress and pleated skirt. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
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Photograph of a showgirl wearing a gown with a tiara, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s
Date
1957 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A showgirl wearing a ruffled tulle gown, long gloves, and a tiara poses backstage at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, holding a feather fan. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
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Photograph of a showgirl wearing a gown with a tiara, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s
Date
1957 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A showgirl wearing a ruffled tulle gown with an oversized bow in front, long gloves, and a tiara poses backstage at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
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Photograph of showgirls and performers in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1977
Date
1977
Archival Collection
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
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
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Costume design drawing, showgirl in a pot, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
Date
1980-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "Principal nude (pearl - in pot)." Handwritten text from original drawing: "Pearl white #3."
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing white short sleeved shirt and white pith helmet with a bow. She is shown tied up and in a pot.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Flickers
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing white short sleeved shirt and white pith helmet with a bow. She is shown tied up and in a pot.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Flickers
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, showgirls in white bikinis with ruffled turquoise capes, 1978
Date
1978
Archival Collection
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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Costume design drawing, showgirl with a banjo, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
Date
1980-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: " 8 black girls (orange and white "Tootsies")." Handwritten text from original drawing: "Black girls "Toot toot tooties."
Costume Details: Showgirl in a white and orange striped leotard with matching hair bow and bustle made of lace and ribbons.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Jolson- Personality
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Showgirl in a white and orange striped leotard with matching hair bow and bustle made of lace and ribbons.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Jolson- Personality
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel 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
Performance Name: Pavane for a Showgirl
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