We had a hard time choosing a caption for last week's photograph. How can you choose between captions that poke gentle fun at fortune cookies, "rags to riches" stories, and the IRS? We turned to a guest judge who knows paper records really, really well. Paul Palermo is the Director of Records Center Operations at … Continue reading Thursday Photo Caption Contest–February 2
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The Taxman Cometh: U.S. v. Alphonse Capone
Today's post comes from Gregory Marose, an intern in the National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications. UPDATE: Capone's criminal case file has been digitized and is now online. Al Capone—the quintessential American gangster—headed the nation’s most notorious organized crime syndicate for more than a decade during Prohibition. Through smuggling, bootlegging, and a variety of … Continue reading The Taxman Cometh: U.S. v. Alphonse Capone