File:NYPD poster for 1910 kidnapping suspects.jpg

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Summary

Description: New York City Police Department wanted poster seeking Rosario Castelli, Giovanna Castelli, Vito Sorisi and Leonardo Arena for the November 19, 1910 kidnappings of Giuseppe Longo and Michael Rizzo. A wanted notice records an accusation, not guilt. The poster is used contextually for the kidnapping and intimidation crimes sometimes reported under the Black Hand label; it does not depict a nationwide Black Hand organization.

Date: Issued after November 19, 1910; San Francisco police receipt stamp dated February 27, 1911.

Source: Wikimedia Commons; original New York City Police Department poster.

Creator: New York City Police Department.

Licensing

Public domain. The poster was issued and published in the United States before 1929.

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Black Hand (extortion)