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22 sie 2016 · These fascinating photos of old New York reveal what the city looked like before towering buildings dominated the skyline. These days, one cannot think of New York City without envisioning the steely thicket of soaring buildings whose foundations dig deep into Manhattan soil.
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This is a selection of 91 images from the Subway Construction Photograph Collection, 1900 to 1950, which includes over 71,000 photographs taken by various New York City transportation agencies during the construction of the New York City underground subways.
Lunch atop a Skyscraper is a black-and-white photograph taken on September 20, 1932, of eleven ironworkers sitting on a steel beam of the RCA Building, 850 feet (260 meters) above the ground during the construction of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City.
4 lis 2014 · Without further ado photos from up top on the Waldorf-Astoria, Woolworth Building, Empire State Building, RCA Building, Brooklyn Bridge and more. #3065307 / gettyimages.com. Next, check out photos ...
15 sie 2023 · 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.
OldNYC shows 40,000 historical images from the New York Public Library's Milstein Collection on a map. Find photos of your apartment, work, or favorite park!
18 kwi 2023 · For nearly a century, the iconic photograph “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper” has been uniquely evocative of everything from New York City to the Great Depression to America itself. The photo features 11 construction workers casually having lunch while dangling 850 feet above the Big Apple one September day in 1932.
