1930s Social Activities, Empire State Building Construction - New York City Time: 7:30 AM, Tuesday morning, 1930 Scene: Steel workers ("sky boys") eating lunch on exposed beam 1,000 feet above Manhattan streets. Riveting gangs with pneumatic tools, steam-powered derricks lifting steel girders. Workers in overalls, leather boots, cloth caps carrying lunch pails. Chrysler Building visible in background. Construction foreman checking blueprints while safety nets hang below incomplete floors. Tool belts with wrenches, hammers, measuring tapes. Photography: Dramatic low-angle shot emphasizing height and danger, harsh morning sunlight creating strong shadows, style of Lewis Hine's construction documentation. Wide composition showing scale of human achievement against urban skyline. colored