Original glossy 9 x 7 silver gelatin news service photograph of Al Capone alighting from a train car in Atlanta, Georgia, soon to be escorted to the United States Penitentiary in May 1932. On October 18, 1931, Capone was convicted of three felony counts of tax evasion and two misdemeanor counts of failing to file a tax return. He was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison, and ordered to pay court costs, a fine of $50,000, and $215,000 plus interest for back taxes. While awaiting the outcome of his appeal—which was denied—Capone was housed in Chicago’s Cook County Jail. He was eventually transferred to the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, in May 1932, where he spent two years before being famously relocated to Alcatraz. The reverse of the photo bears pencil annotations and two affixed newspaper captions related to Capone’s imprisonment. In very good condition, with trimmed edges, a barcode label affixed to the lower left, a missing upper left corner tip, a chip to the top edge, and light scattered marks and creases. Encapsulated by PSA as an authentic 'Type I' photograph.
