PM, December 2, 1941 (photos by Martin Harris)
1941
November 20, 1941: “Unified Subways Doing OK…”
PM, November 20, 1941
“Unified Subways Doing OK… But Just Barely, Report Shows”
“No Increase in 5-Cent Fare Is Expected and It’s Doubtful Any New Lines Will Be Built”
(by William Vogel)
Jersey, Jerry, and Hedy: November 17, 1941
PM, November 17, 1941
November 13, 1941
PM, November 11, 1941
“Like Rats, Out of the Slums… And Like Well-Dressed Rats They Die”
PM, November 13, 1941 (Photos by Alan Fisher, Irving Haberman, Wide World)
November 5, 1941
PM, November 5, 1941
La Guardia re-elected. (By aprox. 133,841 votes.)
“The La Guardias always spend Election Night alone with phone off and radio on. No newspaper men ever got in on Election Night…
Ray Platnick of PM wrote a note on a card:
“Your honor – Just one victory picture, please…”
“You know, I’m tired,” he said, “but I don’t mind getting up for you photographers. But I don’t like reporters.”…
“Caption it, ‘We got the Mayor out of bed to pose for pictures.'” PM, November 5, 1941, p. 13
November 4, 1941
PM, November 4, 1941
November 3, 1941
PM, November 3, 1941 (photos by Martin Harris)
“The Many Friends of Leadbelly Stage a Folksong Fest for Him
Old Huddie Leadbetter (‘Leadbelly’), the song spinner who came to us from the chain-gangs of the South with his guitar and an unending variety of genuine folk music, has been ailing, and yesterday afternoon at Cafe Society downtown a host of friends and admirers staged a ‘testimonial’ for him.” PM, November 3, 1941
October 26, 1941
PM, October 26, 1941, pp. 48-49
“Here’s a Start at Setting A Yardstick for Photos” by Ralph Steiner
“Image of Freedom” – October 29, 1941 – February 1, 1942 – at MoMA. 95 photos exhibited: “Contestants were asked to submit work which collectively would compose a picture of America, an image of freedom.” MoMA.
Screenshot from MoMA.
PM, October 26, 1941, pp. 52-52
“Look What the Cop Dragged In!”
PM, October 24, 1941, p. 15
76 years ago today…
New York
“Look What the Cop Dragged In!”
“He was held without bail in the Tombs. He probably won’t be examined in Bellevue psycho ward again, they passed him there once as OK. Weegee’s picture shows McWilliams being booked at Police Headquarters about midnight.” PM, October 24, 1941, p. 15
October 17, 1941: “Read PM Every Day…”
PM, October 17, 1941
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