# Al Capone mug shot, 1934 (side)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/fbi-capone-mug-shot-1934-side/

Profile identification photograph published by the FBI as "Al Capone Mug Shot 1934 (Side)" and captioned as taken at Alcatraz circa 1934. A copy is stored here.

The FBI image repository titles this entry "Al Capone Mug Shot 1934 (Side)" and captions it: "Mug shot of Al Capone in Alcatraz prison circa 1934." It is in the repository's History folder and is the profile companion to the [front view](/items/fbi-capone-mugshot-1934/). The repository lists the file at 154 KB.

The caption says "circa"; the date field is the year in the entry title. Like the front view, this page does not claim the day the photograph was taken or which cell Capone occupied. His [Alcatraz warden's notebook page](/items/nara-236736566-alcatraz-wardens-notebook-capone-85/) is filed separately.

The copy shown here is the original file, downloaded from the FBI image repository on 12 October 2026.

## Sources

- Federal Bureau of Investigation: https://www.fbi.gov/image-repository/history/capone-mug-2.jpeg/view