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Empire State Building: Made by Hand
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- Empire State Building: Made by Hand
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Getting a Good Grip
A worker pulls a rope to guide a beam. The building boasts a total floor area of 2,768,591 square feet, and covers a base of about two acres. There are 70 miles of pipe in the building.
Photo: Lewis W. Hine/Getty Images
Jan 01, 1931
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