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NYC. Manhattan. Construction of the Empire State building. 1929 - 1931. We can see three airships in the sky! Los Angeles, History, New York City, York, Vintage New York, Empire State Building, Empire State, Under Construction, Interesting History
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NYC. Manhattan. Construction of the Empire State building. 1929 - 1931. We can see three airships in the sky!
1932, Construction of George Washington’s likeness at Mount Rushmore (on the mountain range that the Lakota Sioux called the Six Grandfathers, but “among white American settlers, the peak was known variously as Cougar Mountain, Sugarloaf Mountain, Slaughterhouse Mountain, and Keystone Cliffs.” Classy.) Thomas Jefferson, Mont Rushmore, George, Rare Historical Photos, South Dakota, Pearl Harbor, Historical Photos
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1932, Construction of George Washington’s likeness at Mount Rushmore (on the mountain range that the Lakota Sioux called the Six Grandfathers, but “among white American settlers, the peak was known variously as Cougar Mountain, Sugarloaf Mountain, Slaughterhouse Mountain, and Keystone Cliffs.” Classy.)
Description of  This is a close up of one of the nearly completed cables which will hold up the floor of the $32,500,000 Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Ca., May 4, 1936.  Approximately 27,500 steel wires are in each cable, which are 36 1/2 inches in diameter and 7,700 feet long.  The bridge spans the entrance to San Francisco harbor and joins the city with Marin County.  (AP Photo) Vintage, Bridge Construction, Gate, Bridge Building, Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate, Building
Description of This is a close up of one of the nearly completed cables which will hold up the floor of the $32,500,000 Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Ca., May 4, 1936. Approximately 27,500 steel wires are in each cable, which are 36 1/2 inches in diameter and 7,700 feet long. The bridge spans the entrance to San Francisco harbor and joins the city with Marin County. (AP Photo)
Safety net placed under the Golden Gate Bridge during construction in the 1930s. Its presence saved 19 lives.   These would-be survivors became known as the "Halfway to Hell Club". Urban, Trips, Vintage Photos, Architecture, Old Photos, Old Pictures
Safety net placed under the Golden Gate Bridge during construction in the 1930s. Its presence saved 19 lives. These would-be survivors became known as the "Halfway to Hell Club".
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Building the Golden Gate Bridge
building the Golden Gate Bridge
Painters are suspended from wires on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Oct. 7, 1914. Paris, York City, New York City Photos
Painters are suspended from wires on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Oct. 7, 1914.
roebling brooklyn bridge - Recherche Google Tours, Amsterdam, Times Square, Empire, Brooklyn Bridge History
roebling brooklyn bridge - Recherche Google
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Carving Lincoln, Mt. Rushmore
14 Photos Of The Subway System Under Construction, 1901-1931: Gothamist Nyc Subway, New York Photos
14 Photos Of The Subway System Under Construction, 1901-1931
14 Photos Of The Subway System Under Construction, 1901-1931: Gothamist
This is the photo that would trigger vertigo in most people! A workman perched atop this shaky chimney, all that is left of the building, is chipping away with a hammer. London during the Blitz, 1940. The question is: how did he climb up there? England, London, Land Art, The Blitz, Barnsley Fc, Old London, Demolition Man, Barnsley
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This is the photo that would trigger vertigo in most people! A workman perched atop this shaky chimney, all that is left of the building, is chipping away with a hammer. London during the Blitz, 1940. The question is: how did he climb up there?
Times Building under construction, Times Square, New York, 1904, Vintage Photo Times Square New York
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Times Building under construction, Times Square, New York, 1904, Vintage Photo
Twin Towers under construction Aerial View, World Trade Center Nyc, Tower, City
Twin Towers under construction
The US capitol building in Washington DC, under construction. 1861. Retro, Us History, Wyoming, United States Capitol, Washington Dc, Capitol Building, Us Capitol, Fort Sumter
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The US capitol building in Washington DC, under construction. 1861.