Weegee (Arthur Fellig)
Rescuing a Fireman, NYC

Rescuing a Fireman, NYC

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Rescuing a Fireman, NYC
Rescuing a Fireman, NYC
ArtistAmerican, born Austria, 1899–1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Rescuing a Fireman, NYC
Datec. 1945
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 13 5/8 in. (26.7 × 34.6 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 14 3/16 in. (27.9 × 36 cm)
Credit LineGift of Daniel Wolf
Object number87.341
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceDaniel Wolf, New York; given to MFAH, 1987.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom right in pencil "IK19 double wyht glossy / up GR VP / printed by[illegible]"
verso two stamps "CREDIT PHOTO BY / WEEGEE / THE FAMOUS", "WEEGEE / 451 WEST 47th STREET / NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A. / TEL: 265-1955"

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