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A worker hanging on to two steel beams

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Image ID

79839


Item data

Title

A worker hanging on to two steel beams

Collection

Photographs of the Empire State Building under construction

Names

Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940 (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1931

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFZ (Hine) 93-6225
Shelf locator: 91PH056.063

Subjects

Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
Building construction -- New York (State) -- New York
Skyscrapers -- New York (State) -- New York
Steel industry

Genres

Photographs

Physical Description

Extent: 9 1/2 X 7 1/2 in. 24 X 19.1 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPG93-F176
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11970057
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 60f5fb70-c6db-012f-6fb5-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "A worker hanging on to two steel beams" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1931. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/60f5fb70-c6db-012f-6fb5-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1931). A worker hanging on to two steel beams Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/60f5fb70-c6db-012f-6fb5-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "A worker hanging on to two steel beams" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/60f5fb70-c6db-012f-6fb5-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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