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Governor Al Smith

The Empire Builders

By Tom Deignan
December/January 2010

August 29, 2023 by 1 Comment

The Irish who built the Empire State Building and the photographer who captured the work.   In 1908, acclaimed photographer Lewis W. Hine snapped a simple portrait entitled “Irish Steel Worker.”  The aged laborer has a weathered face and sad eyes.  A pipe sprouts from his mouth.  He sports suspenders, a thick handkerchief in his front pocket, and a woolen cap atop his … [Read more...] about The Empire Builders

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