
Lewis Wickes Hine
High on the Empire State Building, N.Y.
1930
Demonstrating remarkable courage and technical skill, Hine suspended himself hundreds of feet above New York to capture the Empire State Building's construction workers. These photographs represent some of the most daring architectural documentation ever attempted.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
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