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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Men at Lunch: A Documentary About One of the Most Iconic Photos Taken in NYC

Men at Lunch is an amazing new documentary film that explores the story of one of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century: Lunch atop a Skyscraper by photographer Charles C. Ebbets. the 1932 photo of eleven construction workers taking a lunch break while sitting on a girder suspended 850 feet above New York City.

 Photographed by  Charles C. Ebbets (click on image for a larger version)


Portrait of Charles C. Ebbets at work
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3 comments:

  1. band photographyAugust 24, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    WOW amazing photographs.I got stunned for a while by seeing this photographs.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    Con you tell me where I can get a poster copy of the "Portrait of Charles C. Ebbets at Work" ?

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    1. Anthony luke PhotographyFebruary 21, 2014 at 10:28 AM

      Sorry, I cannot find any sources that have stock. They may become available at some point at Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Charles-Ebbets-Photography-Building-Poster/dp/B0038ZKR1Q

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