Arnold "The Brain" Rothstein [Mob]

Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), nicknamed "the Brain," Jewish-American racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish mob in New York, original, vintage press photograph, November, 1928.

Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, conspiring in the fixing of the 1919 World Series.  His notoriety inspired several fictional characters based on his life, portrayed in contemporary and later short stories, novels, musicals and films.

This vintage, unsigned, glossy press photograph, approximately 8 x 10 inches is in good condition aside for some surface marks, dings, creases and chipping to its top left hand corner.  Its verso bears the hand written tile "Rothstein / Funeral / 11-28."