William Warnecke

William F. Warnecke (c. 1879 – c. 1881 – May 26, 1939) was an American photojournalist.

Biography

New York City mayor William Jay Gaynor being shot, 1910, photographed by Warnecke

Born c. 1879 – c. 1881,[1] Warnecke had five siblings, including fellow photographer Harry Warnecke. He was married with two children. He worked as a photographer for the New York World-Telegram, and during his c. 40-year-long career, had photographed more than 20,000 celebrities. Of the celebrities he photographed, he believed actor Lillian Russell to be the "most beautiful" and soprano Mary Garden to be the "most elegant". He also photographed the first submarine to dock at New York City. With photographer Wade Mountfortt Jr., he photographed New York City mayor William Jay Gaynor being shot in 1910. As Gaynor boarded SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Warnecke photographed him as Gaynor was being shot. He received a $100 bonus for the photograph, plus $25 more given by Joseph Pulitzer.[2][3] The photograph won the 1936 Press Photographers Award. Warnecke died on May 26, 1939, aged 60, while vacationing in Spring Valley, New York.[4]

References

  1. ^ "William F. Warnecke | International Center of Photography". www.icp.org. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  2. ^ Faber, John (1978-01-01). Great News Photos and the Stories Behind Them. Courier Corporation. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-486-23667-4.
  3. ^ Zelizer, Barbie (2010-12-01). About to Die: How News Images Move the Public. Oxford University Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-19-977998-7.
  4. ^ "WILLIAM WARNECKE, NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER; Took Picture of Gaynor When Mayor Was Shot in 1910 (Published 1939)". 1939-05-27. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
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