Name/Title
B+W photos, 2, of a young Frank Sinatra, n.p., undated, ca. 1940-1944. Fan club copies.Entry/Object ID
2015.038.0203Description
Black-and-white photographs, two, of a young Frank Sinatra, no place, undated, circa late 1940 to 1944. Fan club copies.
1: Sinatra exterior; walking on street in a neighborhood (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.?)
2-1/2" x 3-1/2" high print.
Reverse has two names and addresses in contemporary ink:
1. Blue ink lined out in purple ink: Ann Racinsky 218 DeGraw St. Bklyn, N.Y.
2. Purple ink (same as that used for lining out above: Anne Masine, 145 Brunswick Ave. Trenton, 8, N.J. (Note: postal district or zone first used in 1943)
Also in same purple ink: 5 (in a circle)
Processor's batch no.: 420
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2: Sinatra exterior; in overcoat near a brick wall
2-11/16" wide x 4-1/2" high.
Purple ink: Anne Masine, 145 Brunswick Ave. Trenton, 8, N.J.
Also in same purple ink: 19 (in a circle)
Processor's batch no.: 735
Also two separate green inkstamps: Sep; 16
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Type: black-and-white copy photos typical of those distributed by fan clubs, traded by fan club members and/or penpals associated with a club; some images are among those known to have been published but have not yet been correlated to such sources.
Photographer not indicated.
Prints: size as above; some remains from album mount (adhesive tape over modern double face tape.)
Dates that prints were made is not indicated, but considered as from the 1940s.
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candid photography /Acquisition
Accession
2015.038Source or Donor
PurchaseAcquisition Method
PurchaseCredit Line
Museum CollectionsMade/Created
Date made
1940 - 1944Notes
Date: 1940-1944Dimensions
Height
2-1/2 inWidth
3-1/2 inGeneral Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2015-06-17
