[Steelworker, Empire State Building construction]
Photograph
[Steelworker, Empire State Building construction]
ca. 1931
Gelatin silver print
Image: 6 5/8 × 4 11/16 in. (16.9 × 11.9 cm)
Paper: 6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (17.7 × 12.6 cm)
Gift of the Photo League Lewis Hine Memorial Committee
1977.0165.0061
Inscriptions verso (rubberstamp): LEWIS W. HINE / INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY / HASTINGS-
ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK
verso (pencil): IE / 480 / Empire State Bldg. / Steelworker standing on / beam gives illusion of touching / tip of Chrysler Tower. / Chrysler is 1046 ft. high / Empire is 1250 [ft. high]
ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK
verso (pencil): IE / 480 / Empire State Bldg. / Steelworker standing on / beam gives illusion of touching / tip of Chrysler Tower. / Chrysler is 1046 ft. high / Empire is 1250 [ft. high]
