15 Crime Photos of Gangster Life in 1900s to 1950s

These are some of the best photos from the book Gangsters & Grifters showing the vast photographic archives of the Chicago Tribune, giving us a fascinating look of the fight against the American gangsters and criminality between 1900s and 1950s.

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