Most everybody has seen this promo photo before it’s my great uncle Sal‘s first promo picture before he became the great Saltar it was taken in 1929 Sal was 18 years old just got out of Rahway state prison for armed robbery it was a set up the police in Elizabeth didn’t like Sal making crazy masks and being gay Back in the 20s Rahway state prison had a juvenile division Sal only served seven months there but he started a gang That was called the duel dagger gang That gang Stayed active for over 10 years this promo picture was used all the way through prohibition especially Chicago If you go to Published Ads and stories On this site you will see this picture pop up on a lot of Chicago nightclubs the Peacock Lounge and the Otis beer Tunnel they were Operated by my great grandfather Luigi’s cousin Frank Costello this is all true while you’re on this category on this site you will see 900 photographs with some pretty fascinating stories it covers the span of 90 years every imag