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Weegee Daily… January 16, 1942… Ruffled Raffles…

January 16, 2013
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PM Daily, January 16, 1942, p. 32
Ruffled Raffles is John Meryett who confesses he robbed Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt after her daughter’s wedding in Hollywood. He tried to hold up a finance company here yesterday…
PM Photo by Weegee


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Ruffled Raffles is a photo of The (chic?) Ramones in a window across the street from the old Police Headquarters… Ruffled Raffles is waiting 1.5 hours at 10:30 PM at MoMA to see (or not see) The Clock… Ruffled Raffles is not the amazing art of A.Zittel…
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Weegee Daily… January 16, 1943… Gunman Doesn’t Want His Picture Taken…

January 16, 2013
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PM Daily, January 16, 1941, Vol. 1, No. 152, p. 32
Gunman Doesn’t Want His Picture Taken
For the first time since Bruno Hauptmann, police today permitted photographers in the line-up room at headquarters. The subject was Anthony Esposito, under indictment with his brother, William for the murder of a business man and a policeman in Tuesday’s tragic Battle of Fifth Ave. The angry gunman ducked after Weegee took the above.

The detectives, manacled to Esposito, didn’t want their names or pictures in the papers. They obliged by turning around, holding the gunman by head and arm so he couldn’t duck again. The yard-stick (top photo) is on the line-up platform, where Esposito had stood, refusing to answer question. “He looked like a sullen, surly, snarling animal,” Weegee reported. “He stumbled and sagged over to one side like a drunk.”

Photos by Weegee, PM Staff


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We returned to the scene of the crime, 365 Fifth Ave., the former B. Altman & Co building… We followed the route of the “vicious movie-type Dead End Kids, gun-toters in their teens” gunmen, where the first murder occurred, from 6 East 34th St, (building is now gone). Then the two gunmen ran across the street and entered Altman’s, ran through Altman’s and left through a Madison Ave. exit. Then they ran around to Fifth Ave., in front of a five and dime… Ghosts are all that remain…
Weegee “reporting” again…
Photos by Ceegee, WD Staff

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Weegee Daily… January 14, 1941… Shading his face from photographers…

January 14, 2013
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PM Daily, January 14, 1943, Vol. 3, No. 181, p.2
“Shading his face from photographers, Carmine Galante is taken from Police Headquarters to the District Attorney’s office for questioning.”
PM Photo by Weegee


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Former Police Headquarters on Centre Market Place…
WD Photo by Ceegee

(Carmine Galante [rarely seen without a cigar, according to wikipedia] was of course not charged with the Tresca murder…)

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PM Daily, January 14, 1943, Vol. 3, No. 181, p.2

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Weegee Daily… January 13, 1941… Fire Lieutenant Rescues Woman from Fourth Floor of Burning Building…

January 13, 2013
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PM Daily, January 13, 1941, Vol. 1, No. 149, p. 32
Fire Lieutenant Rescues Woman from Fourth Floor of Burning Building
“This is how Weegee got these pictures…”


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“This is how Ceegee got these pictures…”

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(To be continued…)

Weegee Daily… January 13,1941… “Times” Reporter Retires After 34 Years at Police Headquarters…

January 13, 2013
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PM Daily, January 13, 1941, Vol. 1, No. 149. p. 19

“Times” Reporter Retires After 34 Years at Police Headquarters
Photographs and Words by Weegee
…”John Gordon leaves the ‘Block,’ the dingy alley behind Police Headquarters. He’s off to Florida to fish, golf, and play poker. Good luck to you, John. And ’30.'” – Weegee

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An early publication of Weegee’s words… (From December 1940 there was The Christmas Story, Ermine Wrapped Patrons… And of course Coney Island, in July)
The text is heavily edited, yet retains some of the Weegee charm: “(I’ve often wondered what a Times editorial writer looks like. Personally, I prefer Winchell. The Times editorials are all double talk to me.)”

Photographs and words by Ceegee

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(To be continued…)

Weegee Daily… January 12, 1943… Police photographer snaps the end of the trail of Carlo Tresca…

January 12, 2013
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…Bullets End a Stormy Career in Labor History
Police photographer snaps the end of the trail of Carlo Tresca, one-time Anarchist, one-time Wobbly, more recently militant and anti-fascist.
PM Daily, January 12, Vol. 3, No. 179, p. 3
PM Photo by Weegee

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15th Street and 5th Ave, 2013…

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Sight of the slaying… Fashion and Anti-fascism…

oblivious to the
history, a shopper
steps over the
“anarchist’s” blood spilled
in labor’s struggle,
shot in the
head, like light,
or coffee and
chewed chewing gum,
preserved in an
amber concrete photograph,
pedestrian

Then and now:
From PM Daily, January 12, 1943, p. 2: “Tresca was shot down gangster-style, within a half block of the office of his semi-monthly newspaper, Il Martella (The Hammer), an Italian-language publication that carried on an incessant fight against fascism.”
From the bebe website: “bebe is the go-to destination for chic, contemporary fashion. The brand evokes a mindset – an attitude, not an age. It’s a true original, always defining fashion’s next stride forward. Designed for the confident, sexy, modern woman, bebe is a global label that embodies a sensual, sophisticated lifestyle.”

PS.
Weegee’s photo was not is every issue of PM published on January 12, 1943. Perhaps only a later edition. The Corbis website and Museum of the City of NY blog have variants of the Tresca murder.
WD Photos by Ceegee

(To be continued/edited…)

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Weegee Daily… January 11, 1943… Night Club Row, and No Taxis…

January 11, 2013
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PM Daily, January 11, 1943, Vol. 3. No. 178, p. 32
Night Club Row, and No Taxis
During peak night club business on 52d St. just after midnight Sunday morning, street was empty of taxis and private cars. Departing patrons walked or staggered to nearest subway.
PM Photo by Weegee


Weegee Daily, January 11, 2013
Not Night Club Raw…and Too Many Taxis…
 During slightly off peak rush hour traffic on 52nd St. just after 6 PM Thursday night, street was full of taxis and private cars. A few pedestrians walked (and talked on their mobile phones) to nearest subway…

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Weegee Daily… January 11, 1943… Pleasure Driving Ban Raises Crop of Windshield Excuses…

January 11, 2013
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PM Daily, January 11, 1943, Vol. 3. No. 178, p. 5

Wartime in New York:
Pleasure Driving Ban Raises Crop of Windshield Excuses
The few automobiles that must be about on business or other legitimate errands attract eagle-eyed cops and OPA investigators. To keep out of trouble, drivers decorate windshield with notes and signs. Examples on this page were found in midtown district by Weegee.

Shipworker’s car in midtown.
Apparently left by a tow-car driver on a hapless car parked on Manhattan Street.
What hardhearted OPA inspector would question a mission?
Somebody had a leak in his mechanical refrigerator, so-o-o…
Plumber’s emergency service car, plainly identified.
Coast Guard keeps sign on reverse side of adjustable sunshade.
Hand-made sign explains a service man’s situation.
Special dispensation for service men on leave.

Photos by Weegee, PM


Weegee Daily, January 11, 1943
Wartime(?) (Are We Still at War? There’s Always a War Somewhere) New York:

Too Many Cars in Midtown Manhattan Raises Crop of Windshield Signs.
The too many automobiles that are about on business or other legitimate reasons attract eagle-eyed NYC Traffic Enforcement Agents and potential customers. To keep out of trouble and/or attract attention, drivers decorate windshield and windows, with notes and signs. Examples on this page were found in midtown district by Ceegee.

Hand-made sign explains a doorman’s situation.

Photos by Ceegee, WD

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Weegee Daily… January 10, 1943… One of the “Frills” That Could Make Milk Cost You More…

January 10, 2013
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PM Daily, January 10, 1943, Vol. 3, No. 177, p.5
One of the “Frills” That Could Make Milk Cost You More
Consumer 7 a.m.: Consumer-Farmer delivers 120 paper containers.
Juniper 8:05 a.m.: Juniper delivers 96 bottles.
Borden 8:20 a.m.: Borden delivers 76.
Sheffield 9:20 a.m.: Sheffield delivers 84.
Soiefer 9:30 a.m.” Soiefer delivers 144.
Sunnydale 9:55 a.m. : Sunnydale 100 bottles of cream.
PM Photos by Weegee


Weegee Daily, January 10, 2013
WD Photos by Ceegee
Then Daily King – Now Sumo. No milk deliveries anymore… Movie or T.V. trucks outside… Milk – no… Movies – yes…
Weegee’s Dairy King delivery photos show his lesser-known, yet not uncommon, war-time home front and consumer advocate themes… The “frills” were seven dairy deliveries a day. Instead of seven trucks delivering milk, if there was just one truck and one delivery, that would save gas, rubber, time and money… As Hyman Linkoffsky, owner of Dairy King, said: “But it’s a war, and I don’t think it would be too much of a sacrifice. After all, milk is milk.”

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Weegee Daily… January 6, 1942… An Auto Near Radio City Parked Illegally…

January 6, 2013
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PM Daily, January 6, 1942, p. 12

2. But this policeman found an auto near Radio City parked illegally, and left a ticket…
3. For Eddie Grosso, musician, of 34-40 83d St., Jackson Heights. Grosso faces $4 fine under new law. He parked his car, attended to business in Radio City, got souvenir.
PM Photos by Weegee

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2. A meter maid, or New York City traffic enforcement agent, found this van near Radio City parked illegally, and left a ticket…
3. A/C repairman faces a $65 fine. He parked his van, attended to business in Radio City, got souvenir.
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