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Costume design drawing, pink, fuchsia, and plum-colored showgirl costume, Las Vegas, 1974
Costume Details: 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; matching headpiece with tall feathers.
Show Name: Hallelujah Hollywood!
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Costume design drawing, topless showgirl in purple and black ensemble, Las Vegas, 1981
Costume Details: 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 May 1984.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon finale: Stairway
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
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Aerial photograph of Circus Circus, circa 1974
Aerial view of the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino. Also visible in the photograph is Westward Ho, then a motel. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas News Bureau. Las Vegas - Nevada Convention Center, 27544, Don English. Jerry Abbott. Joe Buck. Milt Palmer. John Cook. Wolf Wergin. Gary Angell. Tony King. Jim Borrup. Lee McDonald."
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of Mrs. Ted Charleston, the Regent HRH ?Abd al-Ila?h of Iraq, and Toni Clark, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 27, 1945
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Photographs of Picket at the El Cortez Hotel, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1988 April 22 (folder 1 of 1)
Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes
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Photograph of parade on Fremont Street by the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), October 31, 1944
View of parade on Fremont Street showing details of the Pioneer Club façade. Handwritten text on back of photo: "Tuesday Oct 31-1944, Democratic Parade, Driver Dan Potter, Ed [illegible], 2" seat Senator McCarran, Berkeley Bunker Congressman, Hap Hazard County Committee chairman, Art Philips, Elected back to [illegible]"
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Map of Las Vegas and vicinity, Nevada, circa 1957-1961
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Photograph of Judge John F. Mendoza, Harriet Schaller and Bob Faiss at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984
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Photograph of Lone Wolf, Captain Joyce, and "Cunnell" Russell, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1932-1944
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Architectural drawing of Circus Circus (Las Vegas), proposed plot plan, October 17, 1967
Small project overview sheets for the Circus Circus from 1967; proposed casino building for Mr. J. J. Sarno; parchment architectural plans. Location listed is S.W. corner Keno Lane and Hiway #91. Note that Keno Lane was later renamed Circus Circus Drive, and Highway 91 refers to Las Vegas Boulevard, a.k.a. Las Vegas Strip.
Site Name: Circus Circus Las Vegas
Address: 2880 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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