A Blast From the Past at the 1940s & '50s White Christmas Ball

Danielle Lirette December 6, 2015 18:35PM

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Marilyn Monroe and the Rat Pack turned up to entertain the troops over the weekend at the 1940s & '50s White Christmas Ball, while partiers in picture-perfect period costume posed for photos among the aircraft at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum. All photos by Danielle Lirette.

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