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Frank Sinatra did it his way — even taking a 1938 selfie

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Frank Sinatra took a selfie.

Almost 80 years before Kim Kardashian began breaking the Internet with Instagram shots of herself, a 23-year-old not-yet Ol’ Blue Eyes struck a pose in his Hoboken bathroom mirror and flashed an OK sign while snapping the shutter.

This intimate 1938 self-portrait — and a treasure trove of other never-before-seen photos — make up “The Sinatra Experience” running March 5-26 at the Morrison Hotel Gallery.

Morrison Hotel Gallery will be presenting an exhibit of never-before-seen Frank Sinatra images, to celebrate the centennial of his birth. Above, Frank Sinatra is seen at The Rustic Cabin, a famous New Jersey venue in the 1930s and '40s.
Morrison Hotel Gallery will be presenting an exhibit of never-before-seen Frank Sinatra images, to celebrate the centennial of his birth. Above, Frank Sinatra is seen at The Rustic Cabin, a famous New Jersey venue in the 1930s and ’40s.

The collection includes shots from Chairman of the Board’s formative years, courtesy of the Sinatra family, Capital Records and Warner Music archives, as well as British photographer Terry O’Neill, who worked with Sinatra for more than 30 years.

The SoHo exhibit is one of many marking the centennial of the late icon who died in 1998.

Daughter Nancy Sinatra will be on hand for the opening of “Peter Max Paints Frank Sinatra: An American Icon” on March 2 at Max’s 37 W. 65th St. studio.

The artist will then move his 47 Sinatra paintings to Lincoln Center for “Sinatra: An American Icon,” a multimedia showcase beginning March 4.

The free New York Public Library exhibition will include more family photos and mementos, personal correspondence, video and audio recordings. It runs through Sept. 4.

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