Frank Sinatra, film still publicity photo from "On The Town." Los Angeles, CA, 1945.
Entry/Object ID
2014.068.1706
Description
Sinatra photo: Frank Sinatra, film still publicity photo from "On The Town." Los Angeles, CA, MGM 1949
Subject(s): Frank Sinatra
Location: Los Angeles; Hollywood
Date: none
Inkstamp "Received" date (on back): none
Type: original press photograph; 1453-41
Print: black-and-white; 8" x 10" high.
Photographer:
Source (agency, studio or press service): MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Captioned: missing
Source: see notes.
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Sinatra in sailor's uniform, elbow on bed.
(Film released Dec. 30, 1949; print may be fromt 1950.)
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interior / motion pictures /
Acquisition
Accession
2014.068
Source or Donor
Samperi, Pat
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Patricia Samperi and Family.
Made/Created
Artist
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Date made
1949
Place
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
General Notes
Note
Notes: ====
Source: Paul Samperi Papers. Samperi was a member of the family that owned and operated the Union Club, 600 Hudson St., Hoboken, for nearly 40 years with his role as a manager starting in the 1940s. Sinatra performed at that venue several times before becoming a star and returned for an event in the early years of his rise to fame.
This photo is from a group of original 1943 to 1952 publicity or press photos that Samperi saved among the many files from the Union Club. It is unknown how he came to collect the photos. There are dated "received" inkstamps on the reverse of most in this group, but of varying formats and styles. Whether they represent his markings or another owner is unknown. It is possible that the Union Club was on a distribution list for news agencies, press representatives, etc.
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2015-06-19
