Her photograph is one of the most requested of the 7.5 million images kept in the Las Vegas Convention Center and Visitors Authority's archive. It has inspired Halloween costumers, and former ...

This image provided by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority shows Anna Lee Mahoney posing for a photo in Las Vegas, Nev., May 24, 1957. Mahoney, a showgirl at now-shuttered Sands Hotel ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It wasn't going to be easy to track down the woman who came to be known as “Miss Atomic Bomb." All Robert Friedrichs had to go on was a stage name he found printed under an ...

The Miss Atomic Bomb photo played a key role in shaping Las Vegas’ identity as a city of fantasy and spectacle. Yet little was known about the star — until now.

The women provided a glimpse into the atomic era, life as Copa showgirls and how they became icons of Las Vegas, yet were sometimes misidentified in photo captions or their names altogether omitted.

A single photo sparked a 25-year search in Las Vegas. Historian Robert Friedrichs became obsessed with uncovering the true identity of Miss Atomic Bomb, the showgirl in a 1957 promo photo wearing a ...

The Miss Atomic Bomb photo played a key role in shaping Las Vegas’ identity as a city of fantasy and spectacle. Yet little was known about the star — until now.

A photo sparked a 25-year search in Las Vegas. Historian Robert Friedrichs became obsessed with uncovering the identity of Miss Atomic Bomb.

A single photo sparked a 25-year search in Las Vegas. Historian Robert Friedrichs became obsessed with uncovering the true identity of Miss Atomic Bomb, the showgirl in a 1957 promo photo wearing a ...