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Al Capone: Media

American gangster

Videos

How Do Mobsters Get Their Nicknames?
Mafia nicknames like “Scarface” and “Mickey the Nose” actually have a purpose.
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Images

Al Capone
Chicago crime boss Al Capone, c. 1935.
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Philadelphia Police Department booking no. 90725: Al Capone
Mug shot of Al Capone, Philadelphia, May 16, 1929. Capone and his bodyguard were...
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
The fall of Scarface
Al Capone leaving a federal courthouse in Chicago, October 14, 1931.
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Al Capone's mugshots
The Chicago Police Department photographed American gangster Al Capone following...
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