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Untitled butterfly feather design for showgirl: original costume design drawing
Date
2002
Archival Collection
Description
Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 17th Edition: The Best of the Folies-Bergere -- 2002 costume revisions: costume design drawings, photographs of costume pieces, correspondence, and notes -- La Vedette
Mixed Content
Photograph of Minsky's showgirl posing on a sofa at the Playboy Hotel, Chicago (Ill.), circa 1977
Date
1976 to 1978
Archival Collection
Description
A Minsky's showgirl posing on a sofa at the Playboy Hotel. The Playboy hotel was originally named The Knickerbocker, and 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. After completing a multi-million dollar renovation in 2008, the hotel has reinvented itself once again. However, the elegant two-storied lobby still honors the hotel's historic past, with marble ornaments and wood moldings. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place
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Photograph of a showgirl posed at the swimming pool of Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino, [May 22], 1955
Date
1955-05-22
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of a showgirl posing on the diving board at the swimming pool of Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino, dated [May 22], 1955.
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Photograph of showgirls at first Lido show at Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, 1958
Date
1958
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Valda Boyne Esau (left) and Enid Mills (right, line captain) at the first Lido show at the Stardust Hotel.
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Photograph of showgirls posing by Dunes Hotel swimming pool, Las Vegas, 1955
Date
1955
Archival Collection
Description
Seven showgirls from the Dunes Hotel pose by the hotel's swimming pool soon after it's opening in 1955. Left to right: Penny Davidson, Billie Nelson, Sherry Klarke, Pat Gautier, Gloria Curtis, Pat O'Conner, Irene Rainwater.
Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
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Photograph of a topless showgirl posing in a harem costume, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s
Date
1957 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A topless showgirl poses backstage at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, wearing a harem costume with a headdress and veils. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
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Photograph of a topless showgirl with a feather headdress and tail, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957-1960s
Date
1957 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A topless showgirl poses backstage at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, wearing a feathered headdress and tail ornament. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)
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Costume design drawing, topless showgirl in chains, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980
Date
1980-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "16 dancing nude (Chained Danites)."
Costume Details: Topless showgirl wearing chains and a wig.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Samson and Delilah: Underground
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Costume Details: Topless showgirl wearing chains and a wig.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Samson and Delilah: Underground
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, nude showgirls in ruffled capes, Las Vegas, 1968
Date
1968
Archival Collection
Description
Costume Details: Pencil sketches of nude showgirls in oversized ruffled capes trimmed with jewels; no. 1 shows front and back; no. 5 shows topless costume with collar, headdress and skirt with oversized ruffled bottom.
Show Name: Thoroughly Modern Minsky
Performance Name: Opening
Site Name: Thunderbird (resort)
Show Name: Thoroughly Modern Minsky
Performance Name: Opening
Site Name: Thunderbird (resort)
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Photograph of showgirl in elaborate sequined and feathered costume, Las Vegas, circa 1970s to 1980s
Date
1976 to 1983
Description
Showgirl performing onstage in sequined bikini and elaborate feather headdress.
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino
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