December 1, 1944 – “A Helping Hand for Miss Liberty”
68 Years ago today… "End of a Bandit Chase…"
December 1, 1943 – “End of a Bandit Chase”
Exhibitions… When in Vienna…

(A screenshot of the Westlicht website…)
At WestLicht, Wien
Nov. 22, 2011- Feb. 12, 2012
The exhibition is: “approximately 250 original vintage prints” from the “Auer Photo Foundation.”
[Looks like all of the dates and many of the titles are not correct, on the website]
Exhibitions… When in Westport…
“On Duty: Odermatt, Metinides and Weegee
From the Andrew and Christine Hall Collection”
at the <a href="http://westportartscenter.org/ev?genre=exhibitions#11vaonduty
“>Westport Arts Center
…45 photographs by three important historic photographers – a Swiss policeman, Arnold Odermatt; a Mexican photojournalist, Enrique Metinides; and New York’s Arthur Fellig, known as “Weegee.”
Weegee was here…
File and Forget… 12,337
67 Years Ago Today… "Waiting outside the Opera House for standing room…"
November 28, 1944 – “Waiting outside the Opera House for standing room…”
Recent Internet auction…
“WEEGEE Original Dean Martin 8 X 10 Photo From Naked Hollywood 1953 Arthur Fellig”

Sold for $52.00
“This auction is for an original 8 by 10 inch silver gelatin photograph of actor DEAN MARTIN taken by the famous celebrity photographer Arthur Fellig (WEEGEE) and used in his 1953 book “NAKED HOLLYWOOD.” The photo is in excellent condition in very sharp focus and good contrast.
Please note–NO signature or photographer’s stamp, however we guarantee authenticity of this item—bid with confidence. “
“WEEGEE Original 8 X 10 Photo HOT HOUSE SANTA From Naked Hollywood Arthur Fellig”

Sold for $412.76
“This auction is for an original 8 by 10 inch silver gelatin photograph produced by Arthur Fellig (WEEGEE) and used in his famous publication “NAKED HOLLYWOOD.” Please note—The photo is in good condition with a small piece of the lower left corner missing—does not affect quality of the image.
Photographic stamp “CREDIT WEEGEE THE FAMOUS” is on the reverse. ”
[Of course that’s the “Credit Photo By Weegee” stamp, in the much more common purple ink.]
“WEEGEE Original Groman’s Mortuary Los Angeles Bench 8 X 10 Photo Arthur Fellig”

Sold for $78.00
“This auction is for a vintage 8 by 10 inch silver gelatin photographic print of a bus bench sign “GROMAN’S MORTUARY” (Los Angeles) taken by the famous celebrity photographer Arthur Fellig (WEEGEE). The photo is in excellent condition in very sharp focus and good contrast.
Please note–NO signature or photographer’s stamp, however we guarantee authenticity of this item—bid with confidence.”
“WEEGEE Original 7 3/4 by 10 Photo Death of a Gangster Arthur Fellig”

Sold for $289.00
“This auction is for an original 7 3/4 by 10 inch silver gelatin photograph taken by the legendary crime photographer Arthur Fellig during the late 1930s. This classic image depicts Weegee’s genius for capturing the darker side of life in New York City during the great depression. “
[Of course he captured the “darker” and lighter side of life in NYC after the Great Depression…]
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70 Years Ago Today…
“His Master Died
in this room which was shattered by the blast of an illuminating-gas explosion last night, but a black shepherd dog Freca, was uninjured by either the gas or the explosion. Police say Thomas Quinn, 31, a commercial artist, was found lying in front of a gas stove with all the jets open in his West 26th Street apartment, but failed to make either a suicide or accident listing. Freca hid behind a small piano. PM photos by Weegee
PM Daily, Noveber 27, 1941














