'Rivetting the last bolts on The Morning Mast of the Empire State building', c1931. Artist: Lewis Wickes Hine.

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'Rivetting the last bolts on The Morning Mast of the Empire State building', c1931. Rivetting the last bolts on The Morning Mast of the Empire State building. The Chrysler, News, and Grand Central Buildings are amongst those seen below with Blackwell's Island in the distance. The Empire State Building was designed by William F. Lamb from the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon. Work began on the site on January 22nd, 1930 and the building was officially opened on May 1st, 1931. From The Studio Volume 103. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1932]

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Size: 3993px × 3164px
Location: World,Manhattan Island,World,North and Central America,United States,New York,Cortland,East River
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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