Crossbeam Daredevils processing-sub-crossword It stood 264 feet tall

It stood 264 feet tall

Baum (1925-1997) was a journalism graduate of Northwestern University and started his career with International News Photos and United Press

artist Mike McQuade created this compelling illustration to accompany The Times article

which represents property services workers

completed one of the zoo's most famous buildings

Crossbeam Daredevils processing-sub-crossword It stood 264 feet tallConstruction workers, with obvious nerves of steel, play harmonicas during a lunch break on a crossbeam on the 22nd story of the Murray Hill Building in New York City. The building would rise to 27 stories at Madison Avenue and the northeast corner of 40th Street. This 1925 photo is among the earliest images of construction workers defying gravity and having fun with intrepid photographers hundreds of feet above the ground. Over the years, photos