"Girl jumped out of car, and was killed, on Park Ave, c1938"(c/o The Guardian)
Arthur Fellig, better known as "Weegee" was a street photographer who operated mainly out of New York, and later out of Los Angeles. His claim to fame was in grim crime scene photography that was popular at the time(pre and post world war two era). He was also famous for his ability to show up at a scene just after police or firefighters, or even beforehand. He was also the only reporter in New York that was allowed to carry a police scanner, which would have been a huge advantage in a time with such limited technology. He even went so far as to live next...
