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Building construction
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Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
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Sperr, Percy Loomis, 1890-1964
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Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)
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Photographs of the Empire State Building under construction
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Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library
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Collection of photographs of New York City
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Series of photographic documents of social conditions, 1905-1939
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Riding the ball on Empire Sta…
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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 33rd …
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Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 22nd …
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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 33rd…
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Manhattan: 30th Street (East)…
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Manhattan: 23rd Street (East)…
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General view - Midtown Manhat…
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General view - Wall Street - …
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Bridges - Manhattan Bridge.
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East River - Shore and skylin…
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East River - Shore and skylin…
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East River - Shore and skylin…
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North (Hudson) River - Shore …
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North (Hudson) River - Shore …
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Crane hook and skyline lookin…
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Construction worker maneuveri…
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Construction workers and cran…
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Two construction workers at t…
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Riveters attaching a beam
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Two workers attaching a beam …
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A worker riding on a crane ho…
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Two workers riveting a corner…
A worker hanging on to two st…
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A worker at the edge of a pla…
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Three workers securing a rivet
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Cranes hoisting machinery
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Cranes hoisting steel
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Unloading steel from a truck
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Plumbing up a column
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Plumbing up a column
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Hoisting a large beam
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Workers guiding hoisting cable
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Worker posing for the camera
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Worker torch-cutting steel
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Connecting the beams
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Bringing up steel with a crane
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lcarus, high up on Empire Sta…
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Workers having lunch
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Worker pulling on a rope
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Worker attaching a bolt onto …
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Workers guiding hoisting cable
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Two workers securing a rivet
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Two workers inspecting steel
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Worker bolting a steel support
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Crew attaching rivets