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Photograph of the Copa Girls onstage in white dresses, Las Vegas, circa 1950s |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls onstage in long white dresses and feathered hats, Las Vegas,... |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing "Where's Ace?" number, Las Vegas, circa 1950s |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing in red dresses and red hats, Las Vegas, 1962 |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing in red dresses, Las Vegas, 1962 |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing in red dresses and hats, Las Vegas, 1962 |
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Photograph of dance number with showgirls and male dancers in tuxedos, circa 1950s |
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Costume design drawing, showgirls in pink and green stripes and green and white checkers, Las... |
Two showgirls in mini skirts and long sleeve tops, ankle socks, neck scarves, and hair bows. One dancer is wearing a green and pink striped top and the other is wearing a green and white checkered top. |
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Costume design drawing, showgirls in green, pink, and white stripes, Las Vegas, June 5,... |
Two showgirls in mini skirts and long sleeve tops, ankle socks, neck scarves, and hair bows. One dancer is wearing a green and pink horizontal striped top and the other is wearing a green and white verticle striped top. |
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Costume design drawing, showgirls in pink and white polka dots and green and pink checkers,... |
Two showgirls in mini skirts and long sleeve tops, ankle socks, neck scarves, and hair bows. One dancer is wearing a pink and white polka dot top and the other is wearing a green and pink checkered top. |
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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, teal, pink and black showgirl costume, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980 |
Jeweled teal, pink, and black vertical striped showgirl costume with split skirt, matching feather headdress and cuffs. |
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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, topless showgirl in green and white tropical ensemble, Las Vegas, 1968 |
Topless showgirl with long lime green cape with white ruffles, purple flowers, yellow ribbon; matching oversize tropical style hat with large purple flower. "8 skirts, 10 showgirls" and measurements for costume written on paper. |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing in feathered skirts, Las Vegas, April 1963 |
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Costume design drawing, yellow calypso costume, circa 1945-55 |
Sketch of female dancer in yellow calypso costume with skirt with long train, ruffled short sleeves, and floral headdress. |
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Photograph of the Copa Girls performing "Where's Ace?," Las Vegas, circa 1950s |
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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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Bookplate reproduction, Perfumes, Folies Bergére, 1927 |
Art deco costume design with abstract layers and cascading skirts. |
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Bookplate reproduction, A Merveilleuses Théâtre du Châtelet, 1934 |
Black gown with asymmetrical neckline and beaded train. |
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Photograph of topless showgirls in Arabian-themed stage scene, circa early 1960s |
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Costume design drawing, woman in long skirt with hat and gloves, circa 1945-55 |
Pencil sketch of woman in halter-style top and dual-layered long skirt with broad-brimmed hat and long gloves. |
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Costume design drawing, harem costume sketch, circa 1945-55 |
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Costume design drawing, make up technician in polka dots, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980 |
Female performer wearing a black skirt and a black and white polka dot blouse. |
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Costume design drawing, performer in a white skirt and red jacket, Las Vegas, June 5,... |
Female performer wearing a red jacket over a white dress with a pleated skirt. |
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Costume design drawing, brown and white spirals dress, circa 1950s |
Dress with white halter top, brown cinched waist, and flared skirt of brown and white spirals; long pink gloves and pink floral headpiece. |
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Costume design drawing, yellow and green dress with white lace, circa 1950s |
Yellow dress with green trim, accordion-pleated flared skirt covered with layer of white lace, white lace-trimmed short sleeves, yellow hair ribbons. |
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Costume design drawing, showgirl in a white skirt with petticoats, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980 |
Female dancer in a short white skirt with yellow, orange, and red fluffy petticoats. She wears a matching yellow, orange, and red striped sequined v-necked top. |
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Costume design drawing, showgirl with tassels, 1st color, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980 |
Showgirl wearing a beaded top with matching hairpieces, large gold bracelets, and a gold-trimmed pink and purple skirt. |
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Costume design drawing, showgirl with tassels, 2nd color, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980 |
Showgirl wearing a beaded top with matching hairpieces, large gold bracelets, and a gold-trimmed pink and purple skirt. |
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Photograph of Copa Girls performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s to... |
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Film transparency of Copa Girls performing at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s to... |
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Costume design drawing, topless showgirl in purple and black ensemble, Las Vegas, 1981 |
Topless showgirl in jeweled purple and black collar and split skirt costume with large matching trailing headdress trimmed in purple and black feathers; teal and fuchsia accents. The costume was worn from the opening night of Jubilee, July 1981 until... |
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Film transparency of the Copa Girls performing onstage at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa... |
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Photograph of Madame Pauline, wardrobe mistress at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s to... |
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Costume design drawing, topless showgirl in blue and black feathered ensemble, Las Vegas, 1981 |
Topless showgirl in jeweled blue and black sheath-style skirt topped in paisley design with long blue and black feathers, large matching headdress; fuchsia accents. |
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Costume design drawing, topless showgirl in brown skirt and cape with pink trim and pink... |
Topless showgirl in transparent sheath-style skirt decorated in brown floral motif, brown cape with pink trim and pink headdress; measurements of trim yardage noted; inked sketch in lower right corner probably of back of headdress. |
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Costume design drawing, pink and black feathered showgirl costume, Las Vegas, 1974 |
Pink showgirl costume with long skirt, decorated with black spots; with matching feather boa and head piece with black feathers. |
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Costume design drawing, pink, fuchsia, and plum-colored showgirl costume, Las Vegas, 1974 |
Two-piece showgirl costume with crossed halter top in plum and black, sheath-style long skirt split in front, one side black, the other side plum, trimmed with gold jewels; burst of plum-colored feathers from the hips, pink and fuchsia feathered train;... |
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Costume design drawing, gold, white and pink Antebellum era ball gowns, 1978 |
Gold, white and pink Antebellum era ball gowns with layered hoop skirts, trimmed with matching ribbons, hair ornaments; one figure holds a tasseled fan. |
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Costume design drawing, topless brown and red Spanish flamenco costume with ruffles, red scarf and... |
Almost topless brown female Spanish flamenco costume with red ruffled train on sheath skirt, open bolero jacket with red ruffles at cuffs, red scarf and brimmed hat with conchos. Has belt with conchos. |