Lunch Atop A Skyscraper: The Story Behind The 1932 Photo
We don\'t know their names, nor the photographer who immortalized them, but these men lunching 800 feet up show the daredevil spirit behind Manhattan\'s vertical expansion.
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2. cameramaster commented 6 years ago
There is a story / rumour / urban legend that one of those men...is actually a woman!
Although the photo it is commonly credited to photographer Charles C Ebbets, information which was uncovered by a private investigation firm in 2003, Corbis say that after it emerged that there were multiple photographers at the shoot, they are no longer certain Mr Ebbets took it. The iconic image has frequently been wrongly attributed to Lewis Hine, who was famous for documenting the rise of the Empire State Building in 1931
There is also a second photo ( and an article from the Daily mail ) here.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2206050/The-picture-proves-iconic-photograph-workers-eating-lunch-Rockefeller-beam-publicity-stunt.html
Although the photo it is commonly credited to photographer Charles C Ebbets, information which was uncovered by a private investigation firm in 2003, Corbis say that after it emerged that there were multiple photographers at the shoot, they are no longer certain Mr Ebbets took it. The iconic image has frequently been wrongly attributed to Lewis Hine, who was famous for documenting the rise of the Empire State Building in 1931
There is also a second photo ( and an article from the Daily mail ) here.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2206050/The-picture-proves-iconic-photograph-workers-eating-lunch-Rockefeller-beam-publicity-stunt.html
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3. Judge-Jake commented 6 years ago
Exactly no men died building the tower.
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5. snotrfan89 commented 6 years ago
They all would have been stars if there was Instagram back then.
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7. alfie6 commented 6 years ago
My palms went sweaty watching this...
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8. Natan_el_Tigre commented 6 years ago
This reminded me of the following History Channel series: https://www.history.com/shows/men-who-built-america
+4 1. buckleg08 commented 6 years ago