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Fein was born and raised on the lower east side of Manhattan.
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Fein is known for photographing at the end of his life, winning the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for his photograph "The Babe Bows Out."
He was a press photographer at the New York Herald Tribune from 1933 to 1966. Albert Einstein, Ty Cobb, Queen Elizabeth and Harry South. Truman were among the many public figures that he photographed. Although considered to be one of the greatest human interest photographers in journalism, he carried the distinction of having taken "the most celebrated photograph in sports history." (New York Times, 1992).
Known for setting a scene proper, he would climb buildings and bridges to get the shot he was after.
Fein"s main subject matter was New York following World World War World War II
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