PM Daily, June 16, 1943, pp. 14-15
40 Saved from Blazing Street Car After Bowery Collision…
68 Years ago today… Bloomsday 1943…
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1943
More people than ever are riding these lines…
PM Daily, March 1943
March 30, 1943
A Page from History: January 18, 1943
Weegee, PM Daily, January 18, 1943, Vol.III, No.184, p.5
Thirteen-Ton Roosevelt Bust Placed Before Post Office
Heroic bust of President Roosevelt, 13 feet high, is lowered to its pedestal in front of the General Post Office, Eighth Ave. and 33d St. Its unveiling is set for today, to open officially the fund campaign of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Sculptor is Pvt. Stanley Martineau, U.S. Army, PM Photo by Weegee
A Page from History: January 18, 1943… There’s a barber shortage on the Bowery…
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
1943, 1945, 1949 (one more time)
“Shorty, the Bowery Cherub, New Years Eve at Sammy’s Bar” 1943
Barth, Miles. Weegee’s World. New York: Bullfinch Press, 1997, p.139
“Shorty, the Bowery cherub, welcomed the New Year…”
Weegee. Naked City. New York: Essential Books, 1945, p. 148
“Shorty, the Bowery cherub, welcomes the New Year…”
Weegee. Naked City. Cincinnati, Ohio: Zebra Picture Books , 1948
The Tragedy of Gandhi… and the Rush to Ration…
Weegee, The Tragedy of Gandhi, (from the book New York School, Photographs, 1936-1963, by Jane Livingstone, 1992)
PM Daily, Feb. 24, 1943
After seeing The Tragedy of Gandhi, 1943, photo in New York School, Photographs, 1936-1963, wee were wondering the obvious question: are there any Weegee photos in this amazing copy of PM (with 7 not 6 pages on the Tragedy of Gandhi) that covers the heads of these two opera-goers?
Yes! Three great (albeit lesser-known) photos…
Marian Anderson Leaves Constitution Hall in Washington After Triumphant Concert…
Marian Anderson Leaves Constitution Hall in Washington After Triumphant Concert, photo from Harris and Ewing, PM Weekly, p. M7, January 1943
1943, 1945, 1949
“Shorty, the Bowery Cherub, New Years Eve at Sammy’s Bar” 1943
Barth, Miles. Weegee’s World. New York: Bullfinch Press, 1997, p.139
“Shorty, the Bowery cherub, welcomed the New Year…”
Weegee. Naked City. New York: Essential Books, 1945, p. 148
“Shorty, the Bowery cherub, welcomes the New Year…”
Weegee. Naked City. Cincinnati, Ohio: Zebra Picture Books , 1948
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