1959 Mob Boss Crazy Joe Gallo & Brother Larry Testify Before Senate Committee Original Press Photo

Joey Gallo (Joseph Gallo, 1929–1972) was a volatile New York mobster and leader of the Gallo crew, a renegade faction within the Colombo crime family. Known for his defiance of Mafia hierarchy, Gallo helped ignite the violent Colombo family wars of the 1960s. Charismatic, unpredictable, and media savvy, he cultivated a public image unusual for a mob figure. Gallo survived multiple attempts on his life before being gunned down at Umberto’s Clam House in Little Italy in 1972, a murder that cemented his legend as one of the Mafia’s most rebellious figures.

Offered is an original 8.5” x 7” (approximate size) original UPI Telephoto stamped on back April 1, 1959.

The caption in the photo reads:

WA-021706-2 / 17 / 59 — WASHINGTON: Lawrence Gallo (left), organizer for the United Coin Machine Operators Assn., and his brother Joseph (Joey the Blond) shown conferring as they appear before the Senate Labor Rackets Committee 2/17. An earlier witness told of being beaten by three hoodlums when he rejected their demand that he cut Lawrence in on his business.
UPI TELEPHOTO

**Note** third photo shown is a copy of a newspaper article in which the same photo appeared