Polaroid of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino marquee taken by Donna Summer

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A color polaroid photograph of the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel and Casino marquee taken by Donna Summer. The photograph has a thick white border that is wider at the bottom, with a color image at the top center. The freestanding, roadside marquee is shown slightly right of center. The marquee is white and roughly hexagonal in shape with two supporting concrete columns at the base. Perched at the top center of the marquee is an unlit neon sign that reads [MGM]. Below is the top third of the marquee, with a [CELEBRITY ROOM] sign at the top center and with the headliner names below in large black text that reads [DONNA SUMMER / DAVID BRENNER]. Above Brenner’s name is smaller black text that read [MUSICAL DIRECTOR EN LANE]. The center panel of the marquee features at small black sign at the top that reads [ZIEGFELD THEATRE].

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