Throwback to 'Lunch Atop a Skyscraper': Meet Charles Ebbets, the Iconic Photographer

A black-and-white photograph shows a man standing on a narrow steel beam high above a city, holding a large-format camera to his eye as if taking a picture. The Empire State Building is visible in the hazy background. The man is wearing suspenders, a collared shirt, and trousers, with one foot dangling over the edge. The overlaid text reads 'i'm not afraid of heights, i'm just afraid of the ground'.

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