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.