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Building construction
86
Steel industry
46
Skyscrapers
40
Hoisting machinery
26
Insurance companies
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Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
277
Sperr, Percy Loomis, 1890-1964
120
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
48
Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)
27
Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.)
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Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library
214
Photographs of the Empire State Building under construction
47
Collection of photographs of New York City
17
Collection of photographs of New York City, New York State and more by Max Hubacher
12
Photographic views of New York City, 1870's-1970's, from the collections of the New York Public Library. Supplement
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New York (N.Y.)
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Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
168
New York (State)
140
New York
130
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
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Milstein Division
258
Wallach Division: Photography Collection
64
Rare Book Division
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Manuscripts and Archives Division
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General view - Midtown Manhat…
collection:
…; Chrysler
Building
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Empire
State
Building
; Fifth
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Workers on
Empire
State
building
topic:
Building
construction
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Worker on
Empire
State
building
topic:
Building
construction
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Workers on
Empire
State
building
topic:
Building
construction
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A forest of girders.
Empire
State
Building
topic:
Building
construction
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Workers on
Empire
State
building
collection:
Photographs of the
Empire
State
Building
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lcarus, high up on
Empire
State
topic:
Building
construction
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Icarus, high up on
Empire
State
(variant)…
topic:
Building
construction
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East River - Shore and skylin…
collection:
…
State
Building
;
Empire
State
Building
; River
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Atop
Empire
State
- in construction; Chrysler Bldg
collection:
Photographs of the
Empire
State
Building
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… of the
building
from another
building
about thirteen
topic:
Building
construction
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Three workers securing a rivet
topic:
Building
construction
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View of the
building
rising to about
topic:
Building
construction
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View of the
building
rising to about
topic:
Building
construction
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View of the
building
from 34th Street
topic:
Building
construction
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View of the
building
with about forty
topic:
Building
construction
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View of the
building
from a distance
topic:
Building
construction
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… Ayer
building
.
topic:
Building
construction
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Crane hook and skyline lookin…
topic:
Building
construction
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Construction worker maneuveri…
topic:
Building
construction
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Construction workers and cran…
topic:
Building
construction
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Riveters attaching a beam
topic:
Building
construction
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Two workers attaching a beam …
topic:
Building
construction
m
A worker riding on a crane ho…
topic:
Building
construction
m
Two workers riveting a corner…
topic:
Building
construction
A worker hanging on to two st…
topic:
Building
construction
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Cranes hoisting machinery
topic:
Building
construction
m
Cranes hoisting steel
topic:
Building
construction
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Unloading steel from a truck
topic:
Building
construction
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Plumbing up a column
topic:
Building
construction
m
Plumbing up a column
topic:
Building
construction
m
Hoisting a large beam
topic:
Building
construction
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Workers guiding hoisting cable
topic:
Building
construction
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Worker posing for the camera
topic:
Building
construction
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Worker torch-cutting steel
topic:
Building
construction
m
Connecting the beams
topic:
Building
construction
m
Bringing up steel with a crane
topic:
Building
construction
m
Workers having lunch
topic:
Building
construction
m
Worker pulling on a rope
topic:
Building
construction
m
Worker attaching a bolt onto …
topic:
Building
construction
m
Workers guiding hoisting cable
topic:
Building
construction
m
Two workers securing a rivet
topic:
Building
construction
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Two workers inspecting steel
topic:
Building
construction
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Worker holding a bucket
topic:
Building
construction
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Worker bolting a steel support
topic:
Building
construction
m
Crew attaching rivets
topic:
Building
construction
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Two workers repairing machine…
topic:
Building
construction
General View - Manhattan - Ae…
topic:
Buildings
, structures, etc
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North (Hudson) River - [Manha…
collection:
[Chrysler
Building
;
Empire
State
Building
General View - Manhattan - Ae…
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