Vintage ALLENWOOD PA FEDERAL PRISON Photo Mafia CIA

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This original vintage photograph is being sacrificed from my personal collection and the proceeds will fund maintenance on thecollection. Vintage 1974 Allenwood Prison ••••••••••••• Rare True Crime Memorabilia Photograph Measures approx 10.625”x 7.625” • July 14, 1974 • ••••••••••••• Important 37 Year Old Photograph! I am pleased to present this historic, antique original black & white press photo of a guard overlooking the Allenwood Federal Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) is a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located on U.S. Route 15 in Gregg Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. The prison, at the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, is on U.S. Route 15, 2 miles north of Allenwood, 11 miles south of Williamsport, and 197 miles north of Washington, DC. It is near White Deer.It consists of three facilities, all for male inmates: * FCI Allenwood Low - A low security Federal Correctional Institution * FCI Allenwood Medium - A medium security Federal Correctional Institution * USP Allenwood - High security United States Penitentiary Notable inmates * Aldrich Ames: former CIA agent and convicted Soviet/Russian spy is serving a life sentence. * Gerald Bull - head of Space Research Corporation, for illegally exporting howitzer shells to the then-embargoed South African government. * Louis Daidone: former New York City mobster and Lucchese family boss, serving a life sentence for racketeering. * Larry Levenson: First owner of Plato's Retreat which was a swingers' club in New York City, convicted of tax evasion. * John Stanfa: convicted Philadelphia mobster serving five life sentences. * James Traficant: former U.S. Representative from Ohio convicted of bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion. * Thomas Pitera: mafia capo for the Bonnano crime family, serving a life sentence. * Clifford Irving: author. Convicted of forging the autobiography of Howard Hughes. * David Paul Hammer: killed his cellmate within USP Allenwood * Henry Hill: associate for the Lucchese crime family served six years to a ten-year sentence for extortion in 1972 and was released in 1978. * Raymond F. Lederer, a Pennsylvania Congressman, convicted in ABSCAM in 1981. Nearby communities include: Hartleton, Lewisburg, Mifflinburg, New Berlin, Buffalo Township, East Buffalo Township, Gregg Township, Hartley Township, Kelly Township, Lewis Township, Limestone Township, Union Township, Winfield, West Buffalo Township, White Deer Township Wouldbe great for family genealogy for a relative looking to preserve an interesting story of their Pennsylvania heritage. Would also be of interest to any True Crime enthusiast, Capital punishment, prison guard, police badge or handcuff collector, governor, graphic artist or other historical society. SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR SIMILAR!Low starting bid with NO RESERVE!COMBINED SHIPPING!!! Keep an eye on my current and upcoming auctions that will feature additional vintage museum quality items. Danvers State Hospital (insane asylum) checks, a d aguerreotype, tintype, real photo postcard stereoview and CDV collection. Will ship domestically to the following states for $5.00: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. International bidders feel free to ask for a shipping quote. Payment appreciated and expected within 7 days. read more

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