Collections Item Detail
B+W photo of Frank Sinatra stepping off a passenger train car, no place (Chicago?), n.d., ca. 1940-1944.
Photograph
Black-and-white photo of Frank Sinatra stepping off a passenger train car, no place (Chicago?), no date, circa 1940-1944. 6" x 8" high print. Photograph taken by Acme Newspictures, Inc., Chicago Bureau, Tribune Tower, Chicago, Ill. (inkstamp on reverse).
Lacks the caption that was on the back that would have described the scene and dated it. A ballpoint ink note on back: single 1940 thru 1944. Other editorial markup notes.
A candid photo of Sinatra in winter outerwear (wool coat and gloves) carrying a briefcase.
2014.015.0034
2014.015
Purchase
Purchase
Museum Collections.
Acme Newspictures
1940 - 1944
Chicago
Date: 1940-1944
6 in
9 in
Notes: The source of this photo suggested that this was Sinatra's arrival in Hoboken (which in this era would have been Oct. 30, 1947); not considered as definitive. Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2014-05-10