 "I
would drop into Police Headquarters at around
7:00 p.m. If nothing's stirring and my elbow
don't itch - and that's not a gag, it really does
itch when something is going to happen - I go on
back to my room across from Police Headquarters
and go to sleep. At the head of my bed I have a
hook-in with the police alarms and fire gongs so
that if anything happens while I'm asleep, I'm
notified...When I get my pictures I hurry back to
Headquarters. There is always a follow-up slip on
an accident (or crime) with all the names and
details coming in over the teletype. I found out
who were injured, where they lived, and on what
charges they have been arrested, so that I can
caption my pictures correctly. Next I go back to
my darkroom and develop my prints. By this time
it is around six in the morning and I start out
to sell my prints."Weegee quoted in
"Free-Lance Camerman," by Rosa Reilly, Popular
Photography, December 1937
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| Joy of
Living, April 17, 1942 |
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Car Hits 3d Ave. L - One
Dies, Two Hurt. Under double-bill movie marquee, body of
Stanley Stanley, was covered with newspapers and coats by
police. Technical charge of homicide was lodged against
Frank Whalen, who was taken to Bellevue Hospital for
observation. Another passenger, Joseph Mahoney, also was
hurt. PM Photo by Weegee
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