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DescriptionBlack-and-white photographs, three, of a young Frank Sinatra, no place, undated, circa late 1940 to 1945. Fan club copies. 1: Sinatra, interior (train terminal?); in suit and bowtie; pencil on reverse: No. 11; processor's batch stamp: 420; contemporary purple ink: No. 11. 2: Sinatra, exterior, suit with necktie, raincoat; inscription and signature in image; reverse has processor's batch stamp: 084; handwritten in contemporary purple ink: Club Sinatra. Inkstamp over "Club Sinatra" of a previous owner or fan club member who may have contributed or distributed the copy: Ann Ling, 344 W. Lynwood, Phoenix, Arizona. 3. Sinatra, exterior with buildings behind (possibly mid-town Manhattan); suit and necktie with overcoat; bold autograph in image; reverse has processor's batch stamp 721. Type: black-and-white copy photo 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: 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" high; 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 / 1940s / reproductions / reprints /