Historical Memorabilia & Americana
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[CHICAGO CRIME]. The Morgue: The Gangster?s Final Resting P...
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[CHICAGO CRIME]. The Morgue: The Gangster?s Final Resting Place. Chicago: [N.p.], 1933. 8vo. Publisher?s original printed wraps (rubbing, creases). One of the most gruesome publications relating the Chicago crime era ever printed, The Morgue has its genesis in a magazine printed by Hal Andrews called X Marks the Spot which showcased uncensored crime scene photographs of numerous gangsters and their molls from the height of Chicago?s notorious Prohibition-era crime wave. Created as a sort of ?crime doesn?t pay? morality tale, among the gangsters depicted are Anthony Genna, Ella Blake, Abraham ?Bummy? Goldstein, Frank Hitchcock, the victims of the St. Valentine?s Day Massacre, and numerous others. Provenance: The Estate of Art Bilek.
