Insightful America on Instagram: "Between 1929 and 1931, five workers lost their lives building the Empire State Building, while an estimated 27 died during construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. These men—often called roughnecks—worked hundreds of feet above the ground to raise icons like the Chrysler Building during the 1920s and 1930s. Safety standards were minimal to nonexistent: no hard hats, no harnesses, no safety lines. Foremen of the era grimly expected roughly one death for every $1 mill

Exploring New York in the 1920s: A Historical Perspective

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