October 2000 Iron workers use sledge hammer to line up bolt holes on 24,000 pound support column.

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Joe Emerson, green shirt, had his eye sliced open by a piece of steel and could no longer work as a steel worker in the next year. This photo is part of a four year children's book project on how to build a skyscraper called Skyscraper, published by Random House.

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Size: 3597px × 5282px
Location: Random House Building, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY. USA
Photo credit: © Michael Doolittle / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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