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Photograph of Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Peter Lawford

ca. 1965

Paradise, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2021.102.1.1-.2

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