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About this book
A visual retelling of the rise and eventual fall of Al Capone, comprised of many never-before-published photographs from the
Chicago Tribune's archives.
A look back in time to the Roaring Twenties and the early days of organized crime, this collection of historical photos—taken from 1926 to 1952—focus on Capone and those connected to him, including his family, mob rivals, and targets.
Many of these photographs have never been seen outside of Chicago's Tribune Tower, but all of them are high-quality scans of original glass-plate negatives, making them historically significant to both photography buffs and readers interested in Capone. The introduction by the
Chicago Tribune's associate managing photo/video editor details this process in an illuminating, fascinating fashion.
The first section gives readers a look inside Capone's luxurious and illicit gangster lifestyle—vacation homes, mob funerals, gun-toting arrests—up to the time of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929. The second part follows Capone's 1931 indictment, trial, and sentencing on charges of defrauding the government and violating prohibition. The third section introduces readers to a mob target who evaded assassination for decades, and one who was not so lucky. The fourth part follows up with Al Capone's brother, Ralph, and the fifth part focuses on Capone's death.
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CAPONE ON TRIAL
March 21, 1930: Al Capone in front of the Detective Bureau.
March 28, 1930: Capone on the move.
Feb. 2, 1931: Al Capone in the Chicago chief of detectives’ office.
Feb. 25, 1931: Al Capone in the Chicago criminal courthouse.
March 2, 1931: Al Capone leaves court.
March 9, 1931: Al Capone leaving the Chicago Federal Building.
March 10, 1931: Al Capone and Assistant State’s Attorney Frank Mast.
March 21, 1931: Crowds at the Chicago Federal Building for Al Capone’s trial.
March 22, 1931: Al Capone enters his car (left) in the courtyard of the criminal court building after appearing in felony court.
March 22, 1931: A wider shot of Capone and his car.
April 4, 1931: Capone, Assistant State’s Attorney Frank Mast and Bailiff Joe Weinberg in a Chicago Federal Building courtroom.
June 1931: Al Capone arriving at the Chicago Federal Building. Capone is in front of the cab door with a cigar in his mouth.
Capone in an undated photo.
July 1931: Al Capone waits for a sentencing decision from Judge James H. Wilkerson on charges of defrauding the government and violating prohibition.
Capone in an und...
Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- About This Book
- Introduction
- THE ROARING TWENTIES: Capone’s Chicago
- CAPONE ON TRIAL
- CROSSING CAPONE: Mob Targets
- FAMILY AFFAIR
- END OF AN ERA: Capone’s Death
- Credits