1930s
Film An ironworker at the edge of a floor
HFE003877
Film Setting a beam high above a tower top
HFE003906
Film The suspension bridges over the East River
HFE004220
Film A welder at work in a shower of sparks
HFE004227
Film Cross-bracing between the legs of a tower
HFE004236
Film A patrol boat under way on the bay
HFE004241
Film The catwalks hang between the two towers
HFE004249
Film Traffic on the George Washington Bridge
HFE004256
Film The bridge beyond a grid of bars
HFE004263
Film Derricks on the steel frame of a building
HFE004269
Film Workers fit a heavy fitting on the cable
HFE004280
Film The first column stubs on their footings
HFE004398
Film Beams laid out on the steel deck
HFE004411
Film Diagram: on June 23rd the 25th floor is reached
HFE004427
Film Diagram: structural steel reaches the 50th story
HFE004438
Film Ironworkers steady a column with tag lines
HFE004452
Film The finished tower in the skyline
HFE004467
Film A worker at a handwheel beside a steel box
HFE004507
Film A high scaler hangs on the rock face
HFE004513
Film The catwalk climbs toward a tower
HFE003655
Film A signalman at a control lever high above the city
HFE003691
Film A derrick swings steel beside the safety net
HFE003718
Film Helmeted workers crowd around the compacting machine
HFE003751
Film A raising gang receives a beam
HFE003893