About This Item


  • Call NumberCRIM_0076
  • TitleA policy that went wrong
  • SummaryCaption: "A policy that went wrong--Ann Brooks, 27, left, and Betty Richardson, 31, are escorted to Night Court by Assistant District Attorney Malvin Davidson for arrignment on policy charges."
  • Date1950
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic printsportraits
  • NoteGrease pencil cropping marks; retouched. On verso: date stamped: Jun[e] 15, 1950; inscribed: "Photo by C. E. McNamara." Title from caption on verso.
  • CreatorMcNamara, C. E.
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectCriminals -- New York (State) -- New York ; Gambling and crime -- New York (State) -- New York ; Lawyers -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Crime: Gambling: Policy ring