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Francesco Raffaele Nitti was one of Al Capone's top henchmen. After a short prison stint in 1931, Nitti succeeded Capone as the head of the Chicago Outfit in 1932. On verso: "Frank Nitti, Al Capone's "treasurer" and considered a power in the Capone…

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Joseph Jeck (right), a witness to the slaying of Chicago newspaper reporter Alfred "Jake" Lingle, stands with policeman Louis Furst (left).

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Francesco Raffaele Nitti was one of Al Capone's top henchmen. After a short prison stint in 1931, Nitti succeeded Capone as the head of the Chicago Outfit in 1932. On verso: "Frank (Enforcer) Nitti On The Spot . . . Chicago, Ill . . . All efforts to…

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Amelia Earhart, American aviation pioneer, receiving a medal from Italian consul-general, Giuseppe Castruccio, in Chicago. It was later reported that Earhart was under the impression that the medal was a gift of the Italian Government, and after she…

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Photograph of Russian countess Marie Bobrinskoy working as a flight attendant for United Airlines. On verso: "1/2 col; Resort; Countess."

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Sewell L. Avery was a businessman in Chicago, president of the United States Gypsum Company, 1905-1936, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Montgomery Ward & Co. Avery's refusal to settle a labor dispute during World War II led to the federal…

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James P. Allman joined the Chicago Police Department in 1900 as a policeman, and worked his way up the ladder to sergeant, lieutenant, and captain in 1917. Anton Cermak, a native of Austria-Hungary, was Mayor of Chicago from 1931 until he was…

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Benjamin Franklin Affleck, of Belleville, was a businessman in Chicago, and president of the Universal Portland Cement Company. On verso: "March 30 1927 A.M.; When the United States Steel Corporation's newest and finest 600-foot steel freighter slips…

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Meyer Adelman, a native of Poland, was a well known labor leader in the Midwest during the 1930s. Oakley Mills, Adelman's assistant, was a former coal miner from Virginia. On verso: Waukegan, Ill., Mar. 9--Sit-Down Strikers Pay---Meyer Adelman and…

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Meyer Adelman, a native of Poland, was a well known labor leader in the Midwest during the 1930s. On verso: "Waukegan, Ill., June 9--thirty-nine CIO unionists were jailed and fined on contempt of court charges in connection with the Fansteel…

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Jane Addams was a leader in the women's suffrage movement, founder of the famous settlement house, Chicago's Hull House, and recipient of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. On verso: "Hull House Head Lectures on 'Arts and Crafts'. Miss. Jane Addams, head of…

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Jane Addams was a leader in the women's suffrage movement, founder of the famous settlement house, Chicago's Hull House, and recipient of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. On verso: "Shares Noble Peace Award for 1931: Chicago, Ill. Jane Adams, founder of…

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Portrait of Jane Addams, who was a leader in the women's suffrage movement, founder of Chicago's famous settlement house, Hull House, and recipient of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize.
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