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Lot #115 Iconic Poster, “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper”
Lot Number: 115
Item Location: Gainesville, Florida
Preview Date/Time: By appointment
Pickup Date/Time: Saturday, October 18, 2025 11am-2:30pm
Start Date/Time: 10/12/25, 6:00 AM
End Date/Time: 10/16/25, 6:57:30 PM
Opening Bid: $5.00
Bid History: 2
Current Bid: $6.00
Minimum Bid:
Highbidder: KenMcKellar
Auction has ended.
Buyer's Premium: 16% will be added to the final price. A 3% cash discount reduces the buyer's premium to 13% when paying in cash.
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Description:
Nicely framed photograph of "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper," a famous black-and-white photograph taken in 1932 during the construction of the RCA Building (now the Comcast Building) at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Measures 21-1/4 x 17-1/4 inches. 
 
The photograph depicts 11 ironworkers eating lunch on a steel beam, 840 feet (260 m) above the ground.
 
It was taken on September 20, 1932, and published in the New York Herald-Tribune on October 2, 1932.

The photographer's identity was uncredited for many years, but it is now widely attributed to Charles C. Ebbets.

The photograph is a well-known symbol of the Great Depression and the spirit of American workers.

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