Island of Zero for Conduct… One of the chosen ones…

May 23, 2013
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New York Times, Sunday May, 19, 2013.
(“Weegee’s New York,” 1948, according to Weegee’s World.)

From MoMA’s website:
“Weegee’s Coney Island.” 1954. USA. Directed by Weegee. Part of Weegee’s New York. “Weegee (Arthur Fellig) filmed, Amos Vogel edited. The preciousness of the avant-garde shown at Cinema 16 was interrupted by this breath of fresh air. Weegee’s panorama of the crowd may be the greatest single shot in cinedom.” 14 min.

Weegee Daily… May 19, 1941… Ten Firemen Overcome in Washington Market Blaze…

May 19, 2013
1941, Weegee Daily

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PM Daily, May 19, 1941
Ten Firemen Overcome in Washington Market Blaze
…overcome while fighting a smoky blaze in the heart of Washington Market early today. The fire started in the basement of a three-story brick building occupied by Kraemer & Klie, banana dealers, at 373 Washington St…
PM Photo by Weegee

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Weegee Daily, June 2, 2013
No Firemen and No Washington Market…

to be continued…

70 Years Ago Today… Dona Drake…

May 16, 2013
1943

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PM Daily, May 16, 1943
Dona Drake
(“Dona Drake was an American singer, dancer and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. She was born Eunice Westmoreland in Miami, Florida, in 1914. Entering show business in the 1930s, she used the names Una Velon, Rita Rio and Rita Shaw.” from Wikipedia)