COLLECTION NAME:
NYPD & Criminal Prosecution
mediaCollectionId
RECORDSPHOTOUNITARC~19~19
NYPD & Criminal Prosecution
Collection
true
Identifier:
mda_211537_01
identifier
mda_211537_01
Identifier
false
Title:
People vs. Charles Luciano, et. al.
title
People vs. Charles Luciano, et. al.
Title
false
Credit:
Happy Hollow
credit
Happy Hollow
Credit
false
Subject:
Crime
subject
Crime
Subject
false
Subject:
Luciano, Lucky, 1897-1962
subject
Luciano, Lucky, 1897-1962
Subject
false
Description:
Copy of postcard from Happy Hollow amusement park, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Shows two women posing at mock "hillbilly" saloon. Reverse has signatures and dates of witnesses.
description
Copy of postcard from Happy Hollow amusement park, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Shows two women posing at mock "hillbilly" saloon. Reverse has signatures and dates of witnesses.
Description
false
Date:
1936
date
1936
Date
false
Source:
New York County District Attorney, Case File 211537
source
New York County District Attorney, Case File 211537
Source
false
Source:
Case # 211537
source
Case # 211537
Source
false
Alternate Negative Number:
2249
original_negative_number
2249
Alternate Negative Number
false
Notes:
In 1936, DA Thomas E. Dewey prosecuted notorious organized-crime figure Charles "Lucky" Luciano for running a prostitution ring. The jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to 30 to 50 years in Sing Sing prison; in 1946 he was deported to Italy.
notes
In 1936, DA Thomas E. Dewey prosecuted notorious organized-crime figure Charles "Lucky" Luciano for running a prostitution ring. The jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to 30 to 50 years in Sing Sing prison; in 1946 he was deported to Italy.
Notes
false
Notes:
Happy Hollow was a tourist trap in Hot Springs, Arkansas where visitors could pose for photographs in a number of settings. Hot Springs was also a corrupt town that allowed gambling and bootlegging, making it a favorite hideout of Gangsters in the 1930s.
notes
Happy Hollow was a tourist trap in Hot Springs, Arkansas where visitors could pose for photographs in a number of settings. Hot Springs was also a corrupt town that allowed gambling and bootlegging, making it a favorite hideout of Gangsters in the 1930s.
Notes
false
Prints:
17 copies
prints
17 copies
Prints
false
Print Format:
Gelatin silver print
print_format
Gelatin silver print
Print Format
false
Print Format Size:
3.5x5.5 inches
print_format_size
3.5x5.5 inches
Print Format Size
false