Lunch Atop A Skyscraper: Revealing the Backstory of an Iconic Photograph

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The iconic photograph known as “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper” captures a moment frozen in time, taken on September 20, 1932. In this black-and-white image, eleven intrepid ironworkers find themselves seated upon a steel beam, soaring 850 feet (260 meters) above the bustling streets of Manhattan, New York City. Their lofty perch is the sixty-ninth floor […]

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