W in PM – PM in W
We have been studying spreadsheets and pouring over periodicals…
These numbers are fairly accurate, perhaps, plus or minus 10 (or 20?).
According to our calculations, between June 1940 and June 1948:
Weegee published 797 photographs in PM.
Weegee published 436 stories in PM.
Number of stories by year:
1940 – 56
1941 – 138
1942 – 78
1943 – 92
1944 – 53
1945 – 17
1946 – 3
1947 – 2 or 3
1948 – 2
Stories by (slightly absurd and subjective) subjects:
alphabetically:
animals – 11
car crash – 31
children – 8
crime – 94
entertainment – 66
fire – 72
holiday – 4
labor – 13
NYC – 5
politics – 23
signs – 1
transportation – 8
weather – 19
Weegee – 17
WWII – 63
numerically:
crime – 94
fire – 72
entertainment – 66
WWII – 63
car crash – 31
politics – 23
weather – 19
Weegee – 17
labor – 13
animals – 11
children – 8
transportation – 8
NYC – 5
holiday – 4
signs – 1
In the 436 stories, between 1940 and 1948, Weegee published 797 photographs in PM…