Photograph of Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Peter Lawford
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1965
name: label: Photograph by
content: Bob Willoughby, American, 1927 - 2009
label: Signed by
content: Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
label: Signed by
content: Frank Sinatra, American, 1915 - 1998
label: Signed by
content: Dean Martin, American, 1917 - 1995
label: Signed by
content: Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford, English, 1923 - 1984
notes: label: Description
content: This is a black and white photograph (.1) of the Rat Pack and a piece of Sands Casino stationary with the Rack Pack's signatures (.2). The photograph depicts Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Peter Lawford outside the Sands Casino. In the bottom left corner is Peter Lawford, wearing a light grey sweater under a white jacket. Behind him is Frank Sinatra in a light colored shirt under a dark suit jacket with a dark tie. Next to Frank Sinatra Is Sammy Davis Jr. wearing a light colored button down shirt under a light colored cardigan. He rests his right hand on Peter Lawford’s left arm and holds a pair of dark rimmed spectacles in his left hand. Behind his left shoulder is Dean Martin wearing a light colored shirt under a dark suit jacket. All the men are shown from the waist up and gaze directly at the viewer. In the background over their heads is the sign for the Sands Casino. In large letters text reads “ SANDS / A PLACE / IN THE SUN.” The marquee below it lists the names “Frank Sinatra / Dean Martin / Sammy Davis, Jr./ Peter Lawford / Joey Bishop.” The signed piece of Sands Casino stationary (.2) has the casino letterhead in the top left hand corner. The image consists of a cowgirl figure standing behind a large hourglass. Next to the hourglass is brown text that reads “ The / SANDS / HIGHWAY 91 – LAS VEGAS NEVADA – Dudley 2.7100.” At the bottom left is small brown text that reads “a / place in / the / sun.” Next to the text is a small illustration of the casino. In the center of the page are four signatures, all done on the diagonal, in blue ink. There is a fifth signature by Sammy Davis Jr. along the bottom margin.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Paradise, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.102.1.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: autographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Photo: © Bob Willoughby Estate
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: .1: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Medium
content: .2: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1 photo): 10 3/8 × 7 5/16 in. (26.3 × 18.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.2 stationary): 10 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (26.6 × 18.4 cm)