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KNPR's State of Nevada

24 Hour Show

Published May 23, 2006 at 5:00 AM PDT

Today one of the icon's of Las Vegas...the Showgirl. Folklorists from the Western Folklife Center have been documenting the lives of the people who work in our tourist industry. With funding from the Nevada Humanities and the Centennial Commission, these audio postcards are a companion to the exhibit at the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society.