Oct 17, 2013 - Sale 2325

Sale 2325 - Lot 63

Unsold
Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
(CRIME)
St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Oversized silver print, 28 3/4x39 inches (73x99.1 cm.), flush mounted to wood, with the title, in white ink, on recto; in the original frame. 1929; printed 1936
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Additional Details

From a Private West Coast Collection.
The spectacular prints in lots 62 and 63 were printed for an exhibition titled "Front Page" at the California Pacific International Exposition (San Diego) in 1936. The exhibit was designed to bring together the "greatest collection of thrilling newspictures ever assembled." These enlarged photographs were shown outside the Art Deco building in which the exhibition was housed.