Norma Devine is Sammy's Mae West, December 4, 1944

Sammy's was the scene of many of Weegee's most lighthearted and humanistic photographs, a great contrast to what was taking place on the street or curb or just outside the front door. The "poor man's Stork Club" became a refuge for Weegee, a safe haven allowing him to escape the blood and guts that his more salable photographs contained.

Billie Dauscha (left) and Mabel Sidney (right), Bowery Entertainers, December 4, 1944