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Christine Roussel

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Lunch on a Beam: The Making of an American Photograph
Christine Roussel
2026
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Lunch atop a Skyscraper

A Seat At The Top: Book Review Of "Lunch On A Beam"

Chronicling the history behind the famous photograph.
by Michael Liss via 3 Quarks Daily on January 26, 2026
Workers atop the 70-story RCA building in New York's Rockefeller Center having lunch on a steel beam.

One of the Most Iconic Photos of American Workers is Not What it Seems

But “Lunch atop a Skyscraper,” which was taken during the Great Depression, has come to represent the country's resilience, especially on Labor Day.
by Jessica Contrera via Retropolis on September 1, 2019
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