Famous Picture Of Man Sitting On Steel Beam

According to filmmaker séan ó cualáin whose documentary men at lunch attempts to uncover the secrets of the famous lunch atop a skyscraper photo taken in 1932 matty and sonny are two of the 11.

Famous picture of man sitting on steel beam.

According to archivists the photograph was in fact prearranged. You ve seen the photograph before and probably some of the playful parodies it. Ebbets print poster 20 x 16. The photograph depicts eleven men eating lunch seated on a girder with their feet dangling 256 meters 840 feet above the new york city streets.

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The image taken at what is now the ge building struck a chord with americans during the great depression. The photograph was taken on september 20 1932 on the 69th floor of the rca building during the last months of construction. In addition to photos featuring different poses for the 11 men on the beam there s also a rarely seen picture of four of the men stretched out across it taking a well deserved nap. What these men were sitting on would become known as 30 rockefeller plaza.

The photograph depicts 11 men eating lunch seated on a girder with their feet dangling 840 feet 260 meters above the new york city streets. This was a beacon of hope during the height of the great depression at the time. One of new york city s most famous photographs turned 80 thursday. This item hse 1932 iconic photo of eleven ironworkers eating their lunch sitting on steel beam classic poster 24x36 2 to 5 days shipping from usa new york lunch atop a skyscraper photograph taken in 1932 by charles c.