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Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 16th Edition -- Costume design drawings -- 1950s-1970s Medley

A female dancer does a high kick during an audition for Harold Minsky and two unidentified people.

Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 17th Edition: The Best of the Folies-Bergere -- 2001 costume revisions: costume design drawings, photographs of costume pieces, correspondence, and notes -- La Vedette

Harold Minsky poses with six showgirls at the Playboy Hotel. The dancers are wearing rhinestone bikini-style costumes and large feathered headdresses. The Knickerbocker has gone through several incarnations since it opened in 1927. Legend has it that in the 1930s the hotel housed a casino frequented by Al Capone. During World War II and the Korean War, US Armed Forces officers would fill the property's hallways and play cards in the Officer's Club. In 1952, Richard Nixon was nominated Vice President during the Republican National Convention held in the hotel. Finally, in the 1970s it became the Playboy Hotel, owned by Hugh Hefner. Site Name: Playboy Hotel (Chicago, Ill.) Street Address: 163 East Walton Place

Black and white photograph of a showgirl at the Dunes Hotel, posing in a tasseled dress with a feathered headdress and a feather boa wrapped around her arms. She is standing in front of a set and has a cigarette in a cigarette holder in her hand. Site Name: Dunes (hotel and casino)

Dancer Judy Bradshaw in a costume with a ruffled skirt posing in front of a white curtain, possibly at the Dunes.