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John Dillinger

Original Authentic Vintage Historic Escape-Eve TYPE 1 Photo, 1934

*NOTE:   This photo is currently at PSA for Type I Certification and encapsulation.

One of the last known photos of John Dillinger alive.   A day after this photo was taken on March 2, 1934 Dillinger would escape from jail.  Five months later on July 1934 he would be fatally shot.    An extraordinary crisp historic Original Type 1 photo of the notorious outlaw.

Great provenance on back with dated International News stamp and with a full Dated paper caption on the back.

* NOTE:  A Type I photo from this same day at the Crown Point Jail recently sold at auction on February 22, 2025 for $4000.  And that photo did Not have all the provenance on the back like our photo here.  Also the date stamp on that $4000 photo was months later in July 1934.  As you can see our photo here is date stamped March 9, 1934 just days after his prison escape on March 3, 1934

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1934 John Dillinger, "American Gangster Held at Crown Point Jail" On the Eve of Great Escape

Rare 1934 photograph of Gangster John Dillinger photographed with Frank Eyman at the famed Crown Point Jail.   At the time this photo was taken, Dillinger was hoping for his release on the grounds of being a "Reputable Citizen of Tucson, Arizona". Dillinger, as we know, would escape from the Jail in Crown Point and ultimately be gunned down on the Streets of Chicago. Beautiful photograph issued by the International News and with a full Dated paper caption on the back. 

Condition: The photo is exceptionally clear and bold with some creasing and a few pinholes from editorial use.  Photo has a light insignificant  crease going down middle which is not near Dillinger image and doesnt detract from beauty of this historic vintage photo. 

Size: 6.5x8.5
Designation: Vintage 1

Guaranteeed Type I photo

Note: Cvtreasures stamp Not on original photo