This event is in the past.It took place on May 26, 2026 at The Skyscraper Museum.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkLearn the real story behind that famous photo of ironworkers eating lunch on a steel beam. Archivist Christine Roussel reveals how this "spontaneous" 1932 image was staged publicity during the Great Depression, exploring the photographers, financiers, and immigrant workers who built both Rockefeller Center and a myth.
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Lunch on a Beam: The Making of an American Photograph
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Literature TalkLiterature TalkLearn the real story behind that famous photo of ironworkers eating lunch on a steel beam. Archivist Christine Roussel reveals how this "spontaneous" 1932 image was staged publicity during the Great Depression, exploring the photographers, financiers, and immigrant workers who built both Rockefeller Center and a myth.
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