Lunch atop a Skyscraper

My absolute favorite form of art is, and has always been, the gorgeous black and white scenic photographs.

As long as I can remember, my sister has had a large copy of the photo that depicts construction workers eating lunch and dangling off of the edge. It is so appealing to me how you can understand the age and setting, far above the beautiful city scene and the fog. These men are sitting hundreds of feet above the ground, and yet this is their job, and they are composed enough to sit down, eat their bagged lunches, and leisurely pose for the camera.
After looking up the history of the photo, I learned that it was taken in 1932 in New York City. The workers were constructing what would eventually become the GE Building at Rockefeller Center. The photo appeared in a Sunday issue of the New York Herald Tribune.

During the last few months of construction, a second photo was taken from the 69th floor of the GE Building of the same workers sleeping on the beam. I cannot even begin to imagine how much fear I would have to conquer in order to each lunch in that setting, let alone take a nap. Regardless, I find this photo absolutely breathtaking.