Materials depict entertainers at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1952 to 1970. The photographs primarily depict the Rat Pack, which was composed of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. The photographs also depict Sands entertainment director Jack Entratter, Lena Horne, Louis Prima, Nat King Cole, and other entertainers performing at the Sands Hotel.

Materials depict the Copa Girls performing or rehearsing at the Sands Hotel from approximately 1952 to 1970. The photographs primarily depict the Copa Girls, one of Las Vegas's most famous groups of showgirls, in costume or rehearsing with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Jack Entratter. The photographs also depict the Copa Girls performing in various productions, including the "Ziegfeld Follies."

Materials depict amenities at the Sands Hotel from 1952 to 1969. The photographs primarily depict showrooms and ballrooms at the Sands, including the Copa Room and the Garden Room. The photographs also depict patrons gambling in the Sands Casino, rooms at the Sands Hotel, and the Sands Hotel pool.

Materials depict the buildings and staff of the Sands Hotel from approximately 1952 to 1969. The photographs primarily depict staff at the Sands, the hotel's marquee advertising various performers, the exteriors of the Sands Hotel's buildings, aerial views of the Sands, construction of the Sands Hotel's tower, the Aqueduct building, and workers at the hotel.