1933 Gangster & Beer Baron Waxey Gordon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Original TYPE I Photo

Waxey Gordon, born Irving Wexler in 1888 on New York's Lower East Side, rose from pickpocket to major Prohibition bootlegger under Arnold Rothstein. He controlled bootlegging across New York and New Jersey, earning millions before rivals Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky helped convict him of tax evasion in 1933. He later shifted to narcotics trafficking and died in Alcatraz in 1952. He was portrayed by Nick Sandow in seasons two and three of Boardwalk Empire as a Philadelphia gangster tied to Rothstein.

Offered is an original TYPE I Photo (with original AP stamp on back) that measures 7” x  9”

PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Back of the photo reads as: Beer Baron sentenced to ten years in prison -- Waxy Gordon, stolid New Jersey "Beer Baron", (right) shown after he was convicted in New Work December 1 of Income Tax evasion and immediately sentenced to serve ten years in Northeastern Penitentiary, Lewisburg PA