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hlthe2b

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2. "Some historians believe there was a sturdy level of the structure, then called the RCA building,

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 12:11 PM

Sep 2019

just below the frame"...

I prefer to believe that. Just seeing that photo has always given me an overwhelming sense of ill-ease. Their jobs were dangerous enough...

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One of the most iconic photos of American workers is not what it seems [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 OP

That would be a No Smoking area today. virgogal Sep 2019 #1

"Some historians believe there was a sturdy level of the structure, then called the RCA building, hlthe2b Sep 2019 #2

Yep, it was staged: dalton99a Sep 2019 #3

Thanks! Never seen that one, but both of those invoke anxiety if you believe they're real. nt raccoon Sep 2019 #4

From four years ago: Lunch Atop a Skyscraper Photograph: The Story Behind the Famous Shot mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #5