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Empire State Building: Made by Hand

Hoist Me Up

Hoist Me Up

A man sits on a hoisting ball, with the Chrysler Building and the Queensboro Bridge in the background. It took nearly $41 million to build the ESB.

Photo: Lewis W. Hine/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1931
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