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DescriptionBlack-and-white photographs, two, of a young Frank Sinatra, no place, undated, circa late 1940 to 1944. Fan club copies. 1: Sinatra exterior; walking on street in a neighborhood (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.?) 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" high print. Reverse has two names and addresses in contemporary ink: 1. Blue ink lined out in purple ink: Ann Racinsky 218 DeGraw St. Bklyn, N.Y. 2. Purple ink (same as that used for lining out above: Anne Masine, 145 Brunswick Ave. Trenton, 8, N.J. (Note: postal district or zone first used in 1943) Also in same purple ink: 5 (in a circle) Processor's batch no.: 420 ---- 2: Sinatra exterior; in overcoat near a brick wall 2-11/16" wide x 4-1/2" high. Purple ink: Anne Masine, 145 Brunswick Ave. Trenton, 8, N.J. Also in same purple ink: 19 (in a circle) Processor's batch no.: 735 Also two separate green inkstamps: Sep; 16 ---- Type: black-and-white copy photos typical of those distributed by fan clubs, traded by fan club members and/or penpals associated with a club; some images are among those known to have been published but have not yet been correlated to such sources. Photographer not indicated. Prints: size as above; some remains from album mount (adhesive tape over modern double face tape.) Dates that prints were made is not indicated, but considered as from the 1940s. ---- candid photography /