Monthly Archives: January 2019

Jackie Robinson!

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Christopher George

Brownie McGhee, Robbie – Doby Boogie, May 1948 (archive.org) Nina Leen, [Brooklyn Dodger baseball star Jackie Robinson holding his young son Jackie Jr. on his lap as he sits with his wife Rachel on front steps of their home], July … Continue reading →

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Wartime in New York: Weegee’s Signs of War 2

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Christopher George

PM, January 18, 1943, Vol. III, No. 184, p. 7 Wartime New York: Our Little Businessmen Bounced Around by War Signs of the times reproduced below. All were photographed this weekend in New York. The closings and removals had a … Continue reading →

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Atget’s Magnificent Door Knockers (1)

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Christopher George

Eugène Atget, Heurtoir de Hôtel du Maréchal de Montmorency, Rue de Varenne 57, 1900 (2008.111.18) When Atget sold a print of this photograph to the BNVP, his description of the work read “Rue de Varenne, 57 (7e Arr)–Hotel du Marcechal … Continue reading →

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“…Until Justice Rolls Down Like Waters and Righteousness Like a Mighty Stream”

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Christopher George

Charles Moore, Martin Luther King arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, 1958 (2011.24.4) Benedict J. Fernandez, Dr. King addresses the New Politics Convention at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, October 1967 (76.1990) Unidentified photographer, [Rev. H. Ralph Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr., and … Continue reading →

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“Noon-day crowds were spectators at a wild melodrama of barking guns and sudden death”

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Christopher George

Charles Hoff, [Police escorting Anthony Esposito from prison ward at Bellevue Hospital to a line-up at police headquarters, New York], January 16, 1941 (2012.16.2) Charles Hoff, [Anthony Esposito leaving police headquarters for District Attorney’s office and then to his arraignment, … Continue reading →

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“He looked like a sullen, surly, snarling animal”

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Christopher George

Bandit Killer Cringes Leaving Hospital Extreme anguish was registered by Anthony Esposito today as city detectives, one handcuffed to each wrist and one at his collar, assisted the “mad-dog” gunman from Bellevue Hospital on his way to the police line-up. … Continue reading →

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“The Homicidal ‘Corpse’ – A Bloody Melodrama Enacted on the Sidewalks of New York”

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Christopher George

Max Peter Haas, [Sidewalk gun battle, gunman and crowd, 35th St., New York], January 14, 1941 (2016.4.2) 7. Baxter, the Altman doorman, continues to hold Esposito’s foot as police come up. He and the spectators are looking at the arrival … Continue reading →

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“The Greatest Series of Crime Pictures Ever Made”

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Christopher George

Max Peter Haas, [Sidewalk gun battle, 35th St., New York], January 14, 1941 (2016.4.7) 1. First picture of series was shot as crowd pulled William Esposito away from body of Patrolman Maher (in background). Close to camera is Leonard Weisberg, … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Christopher George

Karl F. Struss, [Grand Canyon], 1919 (2014.56.7) John Blaustein, Granite Falls on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, 1972 (340.1981) Michael A. Smith, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 1984 (2009.93.5) Patrick Nagatani, Mercedes, Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S.A, 1994 (2013.108.31) President Theodore Roosevelt … Continue reading →

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Wartime in New York: Weegee’s Signs of War

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Christopher George

Weegee, [Signs on car windshield, New York], January 11, 1943 (15314.1993) Somebody had a leak in the mechanical refrigerator, so-o-o… Weegee, [Sign on car windshield, New York], January 11, 1943 (15316.1993) Coast Guard keeps sign on reverse side of adjustable … Continue reading →

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