A map of Chicago's gangland from authentic sources
Title
A map of Chicago's gangland from authentic sources
Creator
Bruce-Roberts, Inc.
Date
1931
Publisher (Original)
Chicago: Bruce-Roberts, Inc.
Subject (Topical)
Crime Gangs
Subject (Geographic)
Illnois--Chicago
Description
Map of Chicago gang locations showing Little Italy , Little Sicily , Cicero , Capone Territory , Westside O'Donnell Territory , Stickney , Saltis Territory , Southside O'Donnell Territory , and Little Africa . "Designed to inculcate the most important principles of piety and virtue in young persons , and graphically portray the evils and sin of large cities. " Numbers in red circles give the sequence of important events in Chicago's gangland war . Insets include : Mrs . O'Leary's cow , lawyer running to spring his client , an armored car , bootleggers stealing wheels from prohibition cars , machine gunners arriving from Detroit , World's Fair grounds of 1933 , police tipping over a speakeasy , and "gangland dictionary ".
Format (Original)
1 map: colored 48 x 62 cm
Language
English
Call Number
map G 10896 .548
Rights
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Link to Catalog
https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/nby/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&v1=1&BBRecID=526280
Type
Still image
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Filename
NL000067_o2.jpg
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