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Group of five original vintage press and wire photos of Al Capone's mugshot, Miami estate, jailhouse residences, and wife, circa 1931 to 1939, ranging in size from 6.5 x 4.5 to 11 x 8, all with captions, stamps, and/or annotations on the reverse. Subjects include: a photo of Capone’s mugshot taken by the Chicago Police Department on June 17, 1931; a photo of the record room at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, the reverse annotated: “The record room at the federal prison at Leavenworth where Al Capone will be finger-printed and photographed” (1931); a photo of an overhead view of Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island (near San Pedro, California), where Capone was transferred to from Alcatraz in January 1939 to complete his sentence (1939); a ground-level view of Capone's estate in Palm Island near Miami, Florida (1939); and a photo of Al Capone's wife, Mae, after a visit to Alcatraz (1938). In overall very good to fine condition, with some scattered creasing and minor edge tears. The mugshot photo is encapsulated by PSA as an authentic 'Type IV' photograph.
The Marc and Mary Perkins Collection.
