Carlos in Color

I'm working on a story about the plight & final flight of Captain David W. Ferrie, which includes new information about his work as an investigator for the Marcello brothers....

…. Until then, here’s a selection of newly-colorized and digitally-restored photographs:

Carlos Marcello, right, of Metairie, La., sits with his attorney, Jack Wasserman, in the hearing room as he waits to testify before the Senate Rackets Committee in Washington, March 23, 1959. The committee said Marcello is a notorious Louisiana organized crime boss who has been fighting deportation since 1952. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)