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“Lunch atop a Skyscraper” [video 4 min 1 sec]

Most of the videos featured in this “guide” to careers are humorous and light-hearted, but this one is an exception.

Its genesis is the famed photograph “Lunch atop a Skyscraper,” taken by Charles Ebbets in 1932, and highlights the workers who risked their lives on a daily basis in construction of our modern skyscrapers and bridges.

The video is set to the music from Once Upon a Time in America by Sergio Leone.
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