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"Stardust Showgirl Takes to the Skies": video, 1994 December 05
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Local news reports on a fatal plane crask during a simulated"dog fight". Wayne Pollack (NTSB Investigator) provided some information about the crash and status of the plane prior to crash. Interview with witness of the crash, and speculation about why the plane crashed is discussed. Footage of the crash site are shown, and information about the victim's families are also shared. Second segment discusses the identities of the two victims, and states the FAA is continuing the investigation. Third segment also reports on the identities of the victims, and state it is still under investigation. Desert Aces, the company, does not comment. Fourth segment speaks with co-owner of Desert Aces Paul Supchak. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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Stardust Resort and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 033
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 033
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"Enter the Night" Stardust Hotel show sampler: video, 1989 June 01
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Local news segment reports on the newly approved contract between Culinary Union members and the "Big 6" hotels; video footage shows members counting votes the night before. Reporter states that while 10,000 people went back to work today, the threat is not over. A brief interview clip with Jim Arnold (Local 226) says the he "have to take them on", them being the Boyd Group and Sam Boyd. Union Workers will be locked out at midnight tonight when the contract expires with Boyd Group. Reporter standing outside Stardust says there are busses waiting outside Boyd properties that will be used to bring in replacement workers. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
Archival Collection
Stardust Resort and Casino Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 044
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 044
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"Travel Channel Secrets...Building a Desert of Dreams": video, 1970 April 28
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File
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Topless showgirls in full costume pose, one at a time, in Lido costume and headdress. They gesture, sometimes moving their arms and costumes, while smiling or staring into the camera. They are wearing pink, red, green, orange, yellow, and blue feathered headpieces and boas. They all have jeweled bikini bottoms and necklaces. One segment shows footage of Paris scenes that was used in and to promote the show. Title cards with information about the show appear infront of neon signs. Another segment shows all the showgirls together, posing to show only their feathered costumes, before revealing a posed showgirl. The final clip includes show credits superimposed over the posing showgirls. There is no audio for any of these clips. Original media 35mm, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 2048 x 1556.
Archival Collection
Stardust Resort and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 023
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 023
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Stardust Hotel's Lido de Paris final show: video, 1999
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File
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"Evening Magazine" tv segment on Las Vegas showgirls. Host Jonathan Karsh appears inside a dressing room with showgirls getting ready for a perform at the Stardust Hotel. Clips of the "Enter the Night" appear on screen, with sound bites from Aki, lead showgirl at Stardust. Karsh tells about her history and journey becoming a showgirl, and Aki is shown working out at the gym and practicing at Stardust. She discusses the difference between strippers, showgirls, and dancers, and how she wants women to be inspired, not intimidated, by her performances on stage. The host also talks with Aki about studying while dancing, and how she plans to fall back on international law when she can no longer perform. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
Archival Collection
Stardust Resort and Casino Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 358
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 358
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Dunbar, Jim, 1938-2019
James Fox "Jim" Dunbar was Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino's longest-tenured employee. He was born on June 22, 1938 in Los Angeles, California. His parents were Harold Leslie Dunbar and Elaine Mary Greenberg. Dunbar's father moved the family to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1943 to work as a taxi driver. On August 4, 1966, Dunbar worked at Caesars Palace at its grand opening as a valet, and continued working as a Caesars Palace valet until 2018. He died March 29, 2019.
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Gary Guy Wilson Architect Studios
Established in 1969 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gary Guy Wilson, AIA, Architect Studios embodies Wilson’s design philosophy and reflects local cultural characteristics. Wilson’s firm, organized into specialized studios, works on a wide variety of public projects for local and federal governments like educational facilities and government centers including buildings at both Nellis and Indian Springs Air Force airfields.
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