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Weegee
Born in 1899 in Ztoczów, Austrian Galicia
Died in 1968 in New York, USA

Gunman Killed by Off-Duty Cop at 344 Broome St., February 3, 1942, 1942 / Murder at the Feast of San Gennaro, September 22, 1939, 1939 / "Murder on the Roof," August 14, 1941, 1941 / "On the Spot," December 9, 1939, 1939 / "Cop Comforts a Sailor Hurt in Car Crash," October 14, 1941, 1941 / "Fiesta" turns into tragedy, body of dead man lies on street, Mulberry St., Little Italy, ca. 1939 / Here he is… as he was left in the gutter. He's got a DOA tied to his arm… that means "Dead on Arrival," ca. 1941
Photography: Natalie Barki