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In recent years, the identities of most of the subjects have been claimed by their descendents or relatives. Counting from the left, the first man is said to be Matty O'Shaughnessy from [[County Galway, Ireland]].<ref name="galway">"Administrator", "Famous construction photo features two Galway men", ''Galway Independent,'' January 23, 2007; [http://web.archive.org/web/20071103064020/http://www.galwayindependent.com/local-news/local-news/famous-construction-photo-features-two-galway-men/ archived] (from [http://www.galwayindependent.com/local-news/local-news/famous-construction-photo-features-two-galway-men/ here]) on November 3, 2007 by the Wayback machine. "Administrator" cites a Shanaglish publican, who cites a son of Glynn. There is no suggestion of any fact-checking by "Administrator" or the ''[[Galway Independent]].''</ref> |
In recent years, the identities of most of the subjects have been claimed by their descendents or relatives. Counting from the left, the first man is said to be Matty O'Shaughnessy from [[County Galway, Ireland]].<ref name="galway">"Administrator", "Famous construction photo features two Galway men", ''Galway Independent,'' January 23, 2007; [http://web.archive.org/web/20071103064020/http://www.galwayindependent.com/local-news/local-news/famous-construction-photo-features-two-galway-men/ archived] (from [http://www.galwayindependent.com/local-news/local-news/famous-construction-photo-features-two-galway-men/ here]) on November 3, 2007 by the Wayback machine. "Administrator" cites a Shanaglish publican, who cites a son of Glynn. There is no suggestion of any fact-checking by "Administrator" or the ''[[Galway Independent]].''</ref> John Johansson, from [[Okome]], [[Sweden]] is claimed by his niece’s husband to be the sixth man.<ref>Jan-Olof Bengtsson, "[http://kvp.expressen.se/ledare/bengtsson/1.2673268/jan-olof-bengtsson-utlandssvenskar-vad-kan-de-lara-oss Utlandssvenskar – vad de kan lära oss]" {{Sv icon}} (i.e. "Swedes Abroad – What We Can Learn from Them"), ''Expressen'', 8 January 2012.</ref> The eleventh man has been identified as both Patrick "Sonny" Glynn of County Galway, Ireland;<ref name="galway"/> and (by his grandson) Gusti Popovič, a [[Slovakia|Slovak]] from then [[Czechoslovakia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dedo obletel svet|url=http://zivot.lesk.cas.sk/clanok/2237/dedo-obletel-svet.html|publisher=Zivot|language=Slovak|trans_title=Grandpa traveled the world|year=2008}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Lunch atop a Skyscraper (New York Construction Workers Lunching on a Crossbeam) is a famous black-and-white photograph taken by Charles C. Ebbets during construction of the RCA Building (renamed the GE Building in 1986) at Rockefeller Center in New York City, United States.
The photograph depicts eleven men eating lunch, seated on a girder with their feet dangling hundreds of feet above the New York City streets. Ebbets took the photo on September 29, 1932 on the 69th floor of the RCA Building during the last months of construction. It appeared in the Sunday photo supplement of the New York Herald Tribune on October 2.
It was not until 2003, after months of investigation by a private investigation firm, that the Bettmann Archive (the copyright owner of the photograph) recognized Charles C. Ebbets as the photographer.[1] However, authorship of the photograph, popular as a poster, was listed as 'Unknown' on many prints. The photograph has been frequently misattributed to Lewis Hine.[citation needed]
Men in the photo
In recent years, the identities of most of the subjects have been claimed by their descendents or relatives. Counting from the left, the first man is said to be Matty O'Shaughnessy from County Galway, Ireland.[2] John Johansson, from Okome, Sweden is claimed by his niece’s husband to be the sixth man.[3] The eleventh man has been identified as both Patrick "Sonny" Glynn of County Galway, Ireland;[2] and (by his grandson) Gusti Popovič, a Slovak from then Czechoslovakia.[4]
References
- ^ Associated Press, "Wilmington resident's dad finally gets credit for photo", News14.com, 2003.
- ^ a b "Administrator", "Famous construction photo features two Galway men", Galway Independent, January 23, 2007; archived (from here) on November 3, 2007 by the Wayback machine. "Administrator" cites a Shanaglish publican, who cites a son of Glynn. There is no suggestion of any fact-checking by "Administrator" or the Galway Independent.
- ^ Jan-Olof Bengtsson, "Utlandssvenskar – vad de kan lära oss" Template:Sv icon (i.e. "Swedes Abroad – What We Can Learn from Them"), Expressen, 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Dedo obletel svet" (in Slovak). Zivot. 2008.
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