Meyer Lansky, 1958 (Library of Congress)
New York World-Telegram & Sun staff photograph by Al Ravenna of Meyer Lansky, half-length and facing front, dated 1958 by the Library of Congress. A copy is stored here.
- Date
- 1958
- Kind
- photograph
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-12
- Rights
- The Library of Congress rights advisory on the item record reads: "No known restrictions on publication for NYWT&S staff photographs. For information see "New York World-Telegram & Sun..." https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.076.nyw" The record identifies this print as a World-Telegram & Sun staff photograph. Collection: New York World-Telegram & Sun collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Call number: NYWTS - BIOG--Lansky, Meyer--Gangster <item> [P&P]. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-120718 (b&w film copy neg.).
The Library of Congress titles this print “[Meyer Lansky, half-length portrait, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al. Ravenna.” The title was devised by Library staff. The record gives 1958 as the date and names no occasion or place.
Two other 1958 World-Telegram photographs of Lansky are filed here: his booking at the 54th Street police station and being led by a detective. Those are by a different photographer, and this page does not say that the portrait was taken on the same day.
The Library’s rights statement covers World-Telegram & Sun staff photographs only, and the record identifies this print as one. The copy stored here is the Library’s service JPEG.
