Collection

The Bash Collection houses a unique archive of photographs, documents, and historical artifacts related to organized crime in the United States throughout the 20th century.   Covering the East and West Coasts and all major mob affiliated cities in between, the Bash Collection combines rare photographs and historically significant artifacts to help gain a better perspective on an American subculture that many individuals prefer swept under the rug of society.  The Bash Collection spans over six decades, beginning with the early years of an organized national crime syndicate in the 1920’s up until the downfall and restructuring of the mob in the 1980s.

All items contained within the Bash Collection originate from family members and friends of America’s most notorious mobsters as well as the law enforcement officials who spent their careers working to halt the perpetual growth of an organization that spanned the entire nation.