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The mind/man behind the "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper" photo
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:38 pm
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Charles Clyde Ebbets was the mastermind behind the piece, and his story is actually just as breathtaking as the picture. Here’s a bit about his incredible life!
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Charles Clyde Ebbets was born in Gadsen, Alabama, on August 18, 1905. He received his first camera at the young age of 8, using it to casually take pictures similar to myself at that age with a disposable. With each picture he took, he fell more and more in love with his hobby, mastering it further each time. By the 1920s, Ebbets’ family was financially struggling alongside so many other Americans. This prompted Ebbets to quit high school in his sophomore year.
Ebbets started his career during the 1920s in St. Petersburg, Florida, as a still photographer. He traveled all around the southeastern United States, diving into many adventures. During this time, he picked up a lot of activities, from learning how to fly a plane, wrestling, and even racing cars. Ebbets’ fearless lifestyle began to leak into his photography. He started to shoot aerial pictures and action shots, a genre never seen before.
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In the 1930s, Ebbets’ cutting edge art peaked the interest of many. His growing name earned him a huge contract in 1932: Photographing the construction of the Rockefeller Center. He was hired as the photographic director, with the main goal of convincing viewers to lease out the building. Times were tough. The start of construction began a few years into the Great Depression, and no one was throwing bills around willy nilly. Ebbets needed to capture the audience – and he did not disappoint.
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Within the first year, his work appeared on multiple front pages. One of his masterpieces was “The Photographer” (seen below). However, his most famous was “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” This photo featured 11 ironworkers having bagged lunches on top of a huge metal beam. The image represented your average everyday worker caught in the chaos of the growing times. It is known as one of the most iconic representations of 20th century American photography. His daring aerial shots shocked Americans and led the building to a successful launch a few years after the end of the Great Depression.
Much more about his life in the article here
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:40 pm to LegendInMyMind
I get vertigo just looking at the photos
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:41 pm to LegendInMyMind
Thank you for this. We need more interesting threads like this
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:41 pm to LegendInMyMind
So much more got done without those safety guys and OSHA around to ruin everything
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:44 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Ebbets’ cutting edge art peaked the interest of many
Piqued*
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:45 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:”piqued”
In the 1930s, Ebbets’ cutting edge art peaked the interest of many.
From the French “piquer” meaning prick or irritate.
Like OweO.
This post was edited on 12/6/22 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:46 pm to TigerBR1111
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I get vertigo just looking at the photos
I can't even look at the first one for too long.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:54 pm to soccerfüt
Hey, I can't fix copyrighted material.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:55 pm to LegendInMyMind
The scary thing about the first pic, that if one of them starts falling back, he’ll grab the guy next to him and there they goes the domino…
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:58 pm to LegendInMyMind
I bet those baws didn’t have a safe space…
Posted on 12/6/22 at 5:59 pm to Marco Esquandolas
Most of those ironworkers were Mohawk indians. They apparently had no fear of heights.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 6:00 pm to Marco Esquandolas
I'm just wondering what they did when they had to take a shite.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 6:03 pm to LegendInMyMind
Baw reppin Gadsden. How about that.
This post was edited on 12/6/22 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 12/6/22 at 6:09 pm to footswitch
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Baw reppin Gadsden. How about that.
Every now and then one rises to the top. Literally in this case.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 6:12 pm to LegendInMyMind
I had a a similar experience hanging Christmas lights last week
Posted on 12/6/22 at 6:18 pm to LegendInMyMind
I bet you WBRZ stole some of his photographs as well!!!
Seriously, as a photographer, these are masterpieces.
Seriously, as a photographer, these are masterpieces.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 6:21 pm to LegendInMyMind
I could not help but notice that all of the ironworkers were wearing leather sole shoes.
Can you imagine!
Posted on 12/6/22 at 6:26 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Hey, I can't fix copyrighted material.
Yes you can. Add in “[sic]” after the misspelled word. Kinda dickish [sic] in the literary world but the literary world is dickish anyway.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 6:31 pm to LegendInMyMind
I always wonder if there was a platform or scaffold or something about 8 feet or so below them, just out the frame, that made it seem like they were actually that high in the air.
Posted on 12/6/22 at 6:32 pm to LEASTBAY
quote:this is completely weird to me.
I get vertigo just looking at the photos
I can't even look at the first one for too long.
As a kid I think I was weary of heights but once I turned into an adult they quit bothering me. Especially a picture
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