(CRIME) Binder containing 29 New York related crime photogra

Sale 2215 - Lot 269

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(CRIME)
Binder containing 29 New York-related crime photographs, comprising double mug shots and line-up pictures of some of the Syndicate's most-feared bosses, hit men, and gangsters, including dutch schultz, bugsy siegel, charles "lucky" luciano, abe reles, and frank abbanndando, as well as bloody scenes of murders and mayhem. Silver prints, mug shots (16) are 2 3/4x4 3/4 inches (7x12 cm.), with NYPD hand stamps and detailed caption information; line-up prints (5) are 6x9 inches (15.2x22.8 cm.), with typed captions on verso; and crime scenes (8) are 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.); with NYPD ephemeral materials. 1920-1930s

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with--Group of 10 NYPD rap sheets, which catalogue the offenses of Mafiosi, some of whom are represented in the above mug shots. In the 1930s local factions of the Mob joined forces to create the Syndicate, a national organization of racketeers and criminals. Their main objective was making money but it was difficult to keep the lawless in line. So, members formed what became known as Murder, Inc., which provided a "rubout" service for upstarts associated with the Syndicate. [See: Murder, Inc., The Story of the Syndicate.]