Meyer Lansky booked for vagrancy at the 54th Street station, 1958 (Library of Congress)
World-Telegram & Sun staff photograph by Orlando Fernandez of Meyer Lansky at the 54th Street police station in New York City, captioned as his booking for vagrancy. 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-USZ62-120715 (b&w film copy neg.).
The Library of Congress titles this print “[Meyer Lansky, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, at 54 St. police station, New York City, being booked for vagrancy] / N.Y. World Telegram & Sun photo by Orlando Fernandez.” Its subject heading reads “Lansky, Meyer, 1902-1983 – Capture & imprisonment”. The record gives the year 1958 and no day.
The vagrancy charge and the station come from the Library’s caption. This archive has not filed the police or court record of the booking, and does not say how the charge ended. A second frame by the same photographer shows Lansky being led by a detective.
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.
