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Photograph of Minsky's Burlesque at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970

Date
1970
Description
Six female dancers in feather costumes and headdresses surround two male dancers in black pants and suspender-style tops in Minsky's Burlesque. Site Name: Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photograph of Minsky's Burlesque at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970

Date
1972
Description
Thirteen female dancers and one male dancer on stage for Minsky's Burlesque. The ladies are wearing large feather back pieces and rhinestone bikini costumes. Site Name: Aladdin Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photographs of Minsky's cast members in costume, 1970-1979

Date
1970 to 1979
Description
A 10-photograph proof sheet of two Minsky's cast members displaying costumes in various poses. The female dancer is wearing a beaded mesh body stocking costume with a large feathered cape. The male dancer is wearing dark pants and a strap-style vest.

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Photographs of Minsky's cast members in costume, 1970-1979

Date
1970 to 1979
Description
An 11-photograph proof sheet of several Minsky's cast members displaying costumes in various poses. The female dancers are wearing beaded bikini-style costumes and have large feathered back pieces, and the male dancers are wearing dark pants and strap-style vests.

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The Golden Girls: postcard

Date
1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- The Golden Girls at the Golden Bank Casino, presenting in the Golden Room, the finest entertainment available and music 'round the clock. At the Casino Bar, four orchestras for your dancing pleasure.

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Report by the Freeman Company publicist to Charles Block (Globe Photos), Las Vegas, April 10, 1957

Date
1957-04-10
Description
A report by the Freeman Company publicists regarding the Copa Girls titled "Showgirl's Springboard to Success" which examines the employment of the Copa Girls at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Sands Hotel and Casino

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Valerie Chapman Eliot oral history interview

OH-02435
Abstract

Oral history interview with Valerie Chapman Eliot and Connie Pooley conducted by Su Kim Chung on January 30, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Eliot begins the interview by discussing her upbringing in England, her early dancing career in France in the Bluebell Girls dancing troupe, and working with Donn Arden. She continues, describing the other countries where she performed, including Argentina and Cuba, before eventually going to Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s to dance in productions at the Stardust Resort and Casino. She describes the life of a dancer, the differences between dancers and showgirls, and life in Las Vegas during the 1960s. Connie Pooley was also present for this interview.

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Photograph of Ffolliott Charlton in costume, 1954

Date
1954
Description
Ffolliott Charlton (Fluff LeCoque later in her career) in a promotional photo for "Ca C'Est Paris," a Donn Arden production in Frank Sennes' Moulin Rouge, Hollywood, California.

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Photograph of Ffolliott Charlton in costume, circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description
Ffolliott Charlton (AKA Fluff LeCoque), who performed at the Moulin Rouge in Hollywood, California in Donn Arden shows in the 1950s.

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Slide of a Donn Arden show, circa 1950s-1960s

Date
1950 to 1969
Description
A scene from a Donn Arden show probably performed at the Latin Quarter in Miami, Florida.

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