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Setting a beam high above a tower top

Between two dark columns a beam hangs on the derrick hook; ironworkers on the right reach out to guide it into its connection, the lattice boom rising behind them, and far below the pyramidal top of another tower stands above the haze of the city, resembling that of the Metropolitan Life tower.

Period
c. 1930–1931
Credit
US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

Specifications

Clip name
HFE003906
Length
0' 29"
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Frames per Second
24 fps
Chroma Subsampling
yuv422p10le
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Format
MOV
File Size
632,068,612 bytes
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