Weegee, PM Daily, January 18, 1943, Vol.III, No.184, p.7

Wartime New York:
Our Little Businessmen Bounced Around by War
Signs of the times are reproduced below. All were photographed this weekend in New York. The closings and removals had a variety of causes; drafting of proprietors, shortage of manpower, gas rationing that prevents regular customers from reaching retail establishments, shortage of materials for manufacture. Weegee, who took these pictures, reports that the Chinese laundries are closed in bunches, because the men are enlisting, or answering draft calls. Pool rooms and candy stores have been hit, partly by war, partly by removal of slot machines. PM Photos by Weegee