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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing in Siamese costumes, Las Vegas, circa 1950s |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing in toreador costumes, Las Vegas, circa 1950s |
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Photograph of dancers marching in striped costumes with top hats, Paris, France, circa 1950s |
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Photograph of female dancers in red and gold costumes, male dancers in white and gold... |
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Photograph of topless showgirls and male performers in period costumes, Las Vegas, circa early 1960s |
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Photograph of Copa Girls performing in white and red costumes, Las Vegas, 1957 |
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Photograph of a row of Copa Girls onstage in cowgirl costumes, Las Vegas, circa late... |
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Costume design drawings, yellow, red, blue and black costumes with wild cat motifs, Las Vegas,... |
Baggy yellow trousers with oversized yellow tunic-style top with a lion head on front, oversized teal collar and cuffs and teal sash; black oversized knee-length tunic-style top with a tiger head on front, with yellow sash; both costumes have tasseled... |
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Costume design drawing, mini-skirt costumes with black and white paisley tops, Las Vegas, 1967 |
Six variations on costume featuring micro mini-skirt with black belt, black shoes with white buckles, short flared coats or tops in black and white large paisley design, matching hats. First costume is sleeveless and has yellow collar and two... |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing onstage with blue ostrich feather fans, Las Vegas, circa... |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing "Where's Ace?" number, Las Vegas, circa 1950s |
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Photograph of Minsky's Girls of 1960, Las Vegas |
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Photograph of showgirls onstage with feather boas, Las Vegas, circa 1978 |
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Program cover, Jubilee! 20th anniversary, Las Vegas, 2001 |
Cover of program for 20th anniversary of Jubliee!, featuring a color photograph of four showgirls in bikini-type costumes with feather headdresses and boas. Text reads: Bally's Las Vegas, 1981-2001, Jubliee! 20th Anniversary. Donn Arden's Jubilee! featuring the magic of... |
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Photograph of showgirls posing from Minsky's Follies, circa 1960s |
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Photograph of a Copa Girl photoshoot in the desert, Las Vegas, circa 1950s to 1960s |
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Photograph of Copa Girls performing onstage, Las Vegas, circa 1953 |
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Photograph of showgirls performing onstage with feather fans, Las Vegas, circa 1970s to 1980s |
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Photograph of Madame Pauline, wardrobe mistress at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s to... |
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Photograph of a costumed Frank Sinatra surrounded by showgirls at the opening of the Dunes... |
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Costume design drawing, Spanish dance couples, Las Vegas, circa 1970s |
Two couples in rust and peach-colored flamenco costumes. Women are in beaded long silk dresses, men in boleros trimmed with jewels, frilled shirts and high-waisted trousers; one woman has fox fur trim on her dress and is wearing a tiara-type... |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls during rehearsal, Las Vegas, circa 1950s |
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Photograph of the Jean Devlyn Dancers in calypso costumes, 1945-55 |
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Photograph of showgirls posing from trapeze, Paris, France, circa 1950s |
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Costume design drawing, female and male Indian costumes with red and yellow feathers, Las Vegas,... |
Nude female in red and yellow feathers, with headband with feather, matching male with red loincloth and armband and orange headband. Artist's notation: "6 yds red frill, 4 yds flesh base, 3 yellow quills, 3 yds base, 3 yds yellow... |
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Costume design drawing, black ruffled ensemble sketch with detail of headdress and lead girl costumes,... |
Topless showgirl costume with black boa headpiece, lead girl topless costume with bikini bottom and black feathered headpiece, sketches with notes about fabric and materials. Artist's notations on main drawing. |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing in white costumes with fur muffs and hats, Las... |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls peforming in black costumes with long red gloves and tiaras,... |
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Photograph of Donn Arden Dancers, 1940s |
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Photograph of Jean Devlyn Dancers on stage, circa 1945-55 |
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Photograph of the Jean Devlyn Dancers, circa 1945-55 |
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Photograph of Donn Arden onstage with skaters, 1940s |
The skaters are wearing white figure skates, costumes with short, frilly skirts, and headpieces resembling ponies' heads with feather "manes." |
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Costume design drawings, various cultures, circa 1945-55 |
Series of female figures in costumes representative of various cultures, with color and fabric notations. |
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Costume design drawings, music, food, and drink, circa 1945-55 |
Series of sketches of female figures in various costumes representing musical instruments and various forms of food and drink. Includes color and fabric notations. |
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Photograph of Harold Minsky with showgirl and costumer, circa late 1950s |
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Costume design drawing, showgirls in pink and white schoolgirl costumes, Las Vegas, June... |
Three showgirls wearing white miniskirts, white knee-high stockings and shoes, pink hairbows, and pink short-sleeved blouses with the letter "E" printed in white across the chest. |
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Costume design drawing, various costume miniatures, circa 1950s |
Various small figures of Salvation Army, Parisian, Indian, cowboy and cowgirl costumes. |
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Costume design drawing, female Philistine costumes #1 and #2, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980 |
Two female performers wearing beaded tops, floor-length split skirts, and matching headdresses with draped cloth. |
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Costume design drawing, female Philistine costumes #3 and #4, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980 |
Two female performers wearing beaded tops, floor-length split skirts, and matching headdresses with draped cloth. |
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Costume design drawing, female Philistine costumes #5 and #6, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980 |
Two female performers wearing beaded tops, floor-length split skirts, and matching headdresses with draped cloth. |
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Costume design drawing, female Philistine costumes #7 and #8, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980 |
Two female performers wearing beaded tops, floor-length split skirts, and matching headdresses with draped cloth. |
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Costume design drawing, Vienna finale costumes, Las Vegas, 1981 |
Female performer in pale pink hoop skirt costume decorated with large fuchsia and purple grapes, black ribbons at waist, and teal hair ribbons. Male performer wearing a stylized military uniform costume with white tights, blue jacket, cape and hat trimmed... |
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Photograph of Dean Martin onstage with showgirls in cowgirl costumes, Las Vegas, circa 1950s |
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Photograph of Danny Thomas surrounded by Copa Girls in cowgirl costumes at the Sands Hotel,... |
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Costume design drawings, black and white tuxedos; beaded black military costume; beaded red costumes, Las... |
Beaded white tuxedo-style jackets, with black trousers, jeweled black ties; black military-style costume with beaded jacket with tassels and fur sleeves; beaded red tuxedo-style jacket with long tails, matching trousers, white shirt and beaded black tie; beaded red trousers and... |
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Costume design drawing, showgirls in white bikinis with ruffled turquoise capes, 1978 |
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, pair of dancers in white and turquoise costumes, capes and feathered headpieces,... |
Pair of ballet-style dancers in white leotards with turquoise tights, capes and headpieces |
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Costume design drawing, front view of multicolored lace-up jumpsuit with halter top, Las Vegas, 1967 |
Multicolor fluorescent jumpsuit with lace-up back and halter top and matching earrings made up of colored squares. Artist's notation: "4 Girls Finale, Dancers Front." |
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Costume design drawing, topless showgirl costume with black ruffled cape with rhinestones, Las Vegas, 1968 |
Topless showgirl with black boa backpiece. See Spinedi 32. Artist's notation: "Syd's boa." |
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Costume design drawing, light blue pant suit with matching fur-trimmed hat and coat, circa 1965-75 |
Blue pant suit, with flared legs, fur hat and fur-trimmed coat with an empire waist. |