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Original vintage circa 1929 glossy 4.25 x 7 news service photo of Al Capone pictured smiling and wearing a dark bathing suit in a full-length pose. The reverse is stamp-dated to April 14, 1929, and bears an affixed wire caption: “Gangland’s Famous Leader at Miami! This exclusive and copyright photo shows Al Capone, Gangland’s famous leader, at Palm Island, Florida. It is on this island that the Czar of Chicago’s Gangland, has establish[ed] his palatial residence. 2-28-29.” In very good condition, with light stains, surface scratches, and trimmed edges. Encapsulated by PSA as an authentic "Type I" photograph from 1929.
The Marc and Mary Perkins Collection.
