Capone earned the nickname “Scarface” at eighteen while working as a bouncer in Frankie Yale’s Brooklyn bar, the Harvard Inn. Capone’s left cheek and neck were cut after he insulted a patron and her brother pulled a knife to defend her honor. Capone always preferred to be photographed on his right side. Want a copy of this photo?  > Visit our Rights and Reproductions Department and give them this number: DN-0094672. Want to buy a book?> Purchase Historic Photos of Chicago Crime: The Capone Era Connect with the Museum

Capone earned the nickname “Scarface” at eighteen while working as a bouncer in Frankie Yale’s Brooklyn bar, the Harvard Inn. Capone’s left cheek and neck were cut after he insulted a patron and her brother pulled a knife to defend her honor. Capone always preferred to be photographed on his right side.

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