Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby

Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby

The back of the postcard doesn't say, but I'm pretty sure this is from the movie High Society (1956).

The Rat Pack in Las Vegas, Nevada

Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
A Place in the Sun

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop

unused, bought in 2010

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The Sands Hotel was a historic Las Vegas Strip hotel/casino that operated from December 15, 1952 to June 30, 1996. Designed by architect Wayne McAllister, the Sands was the seventh resort that opened on the Strip. In its time, the Sands was located next door to the Desert Inn. The two adjacent properties were once owned by reclusive businessman Howard Hughes in the mid-1960s. Today, The Venetian stands where the Sands once stood.

Its most famous claim to fame was a three-week period in 1960 when, during the filming of Ocean's Eleven, they organized an event in the Copa Room called the "Summit at the Sands", where for the first time Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford performed on stage together. They would forever be known after that as the Rat Pack. Sinatra would also own a stake in the Sands for a time.

The Rat Pack - Playing Pool

The Rat Pack

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Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr.

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra in a bow tie
Even though it is black and white, his eyes are still amazing.

Frank Sinatra Ad for Chesterfield Cigarettes

Chesterfield Cigarettes

On the Set with Frank Sinatra
Celebrity Sell - Star Endorsements in the Classic Age of Advertising

Rat Pack

The Rat Pack ...
Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra