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Empire State Building: Made by Hand

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Construction workers stand among steel beams during a quick break. The building was, astoundingly, completed in only 410 days, or 7 million man hours, after the start of construction, still a record for a skyscraper of its size.

Photo: Lewis W. Hine/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1931
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