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Empire State Building: Made by Hand

Holding on for Dear Life

Holding on for Dear Life

A worker clutches onto a steel girder high above the city. Five men died accidentally during construction: one struck by a truck; another who fell down an elevator shaft; a third hit by a hoist; a fourth in a blast area; and a fifth who fell off a scaffold, according to records. More than 30 people committed suicide by jumping off the building over the years.

Photo: Lewis W. Hine/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1931
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