Vintage Photograph Shows Construction Worker High Above Wall Street in 1930

A construction worker on a beam high above the building at Wall Street, New York City, 1930.
A construction worker on a beam high above the building at Wall Street, New York City, 1930.
Photo: OldSchoolCool

This vintage photograph from 1930 shows a brave construction worker carrying a heavy sack as he crosses a steel beam high above ground level, working on the 71-story neo-gothic skyscraper at 40 Wall Street.

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