Making a Skyscraper (Steel) "Empire State Bldg." (silent)

Description: Making steel structural beams for Empire State Building. Includes animation. Construction site and assembly of building frame, connection of floor beams and panels. Shows early stages of construction of Empire State Building, New York City.

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Subjects: Labor; Construction; 1930s

Tags: ironworkers; rivets; steel chains; Manhattan; Empire State Building; skyscraper

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Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Mogull Bros.

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: ca. 1930

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Geographical Location: USA; New York; New York City, New York

Genre/Form: educational

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Film Format: 16mm film

Element: positive, release print

Color: b&w

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Sound or Silent: silent

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Edge Code: circle circle

Frame Rate: 16 fps

Length (feet): 262