Ironworkers: Men who walk the steel plank

That takes a type of braveness I can’t imagine. This photo taken in 1931 with all these men side by side gives me the shivers. The very thought of it gets my heart racing. At least men doing this type of work today are harnessed for safety.
Fabulous photo. Eleven men casually sitting 700 feet above ground level like it’s a park bench.
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Though I am not particularly afraid of heights, I am glad that wasn't my line of work. However, the view would have been much better than a window in an office. :)

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Keesha said:
That takes a type of braveness I can’t imagine. This photo taken in 1931 with all these men side by side gives me the shivers. The very thought of it gets my heart racing. At least men doing this type of work today are harnessed for safety.
Fabulous photo. Eleven men casually sitting 700 feet above ground level like it’s a park bench.
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Forth from the right saying " I need to use the john"..
 
Keesha said:
It does me too 😬 If my husband did this for a living I wouldn’t let him out the front door. 😨
I know! I hope they get paid well. Five men in total lost their lives building the Empire State Building.
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A number of years ago I was listening to a radio broadcast on CBC. A man they were interviewing had worked on a really high bridge in Australia and had lost his footing and fell. Below lied water, and trying to remain upright, the man plummeted towards the water at such an incredible speed, when he hit the water feet-first, his feet blasted through the soles of his heavy-duty, steel-toe work boots, with work boots ending up around the tops of his thighs, that's how severe the impact was. He suffered two broken legs.
 
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