ELEVEN IRONWORKERS SITTING ON A STEEL BEAM 850 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND
ELEVEN IRONWORKERS SITTING ON A STEEL BEAM 850 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND Chicago iron workers recreate the iconic ‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’ photograph Lunch atop a Skyscraper is a black-and-white photograph taken by Charles Clyde Ebbets on September 20, 1932, of eleven ironworkers sitting on a steel beam 850 feet above the ground on the sixty-ninth floor of the RCA Building in Manhattan, New York City. It was arranged as a publicity stunt, part of a campaign promoting the skyscraper. The re-staging was taken from atop Chicago’s new CNA Center. As a modern touch, the recreation swaps out the original photo’s flask of whiskey for a soft drink and has the two men on the far left sharing an image on a smartphone rather than a cigarette. In 2011, a group of steel workers in the United Kingdom faced potential disciplinary action for creating the same scene high above London. We hope that you have enjoyed reading our blog on the "From Yesterday to Tomorrow: Exploring the Journey of Histor