A black-and-white photograph looking from atop a skyscraper as a steel beam suspended by wire cables is lifted over a city.

Shadow of the Chrysler over the Graybar Building while a Load of Steel is Being Relayed from Derrick to Derrick to Reach the Floor where It is to Be Erected into Place

Charles Rivers (1904-1993)

Date

1929
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
u.l. in ink: Relay - [illeg.]
u.c. in ink: [illeg.]
c. [typed on paper label, vertical]: Relay--Derrick relaying steel to the \ 60th floor from the 30th floor that anoth- \ er derrick had hoisted from the street. \ The shadow of the Chrysler building still \ under construction falls over the Gray Bar \ building on Lexington Ave. \ Charles Rivers
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of the artist
Accession Number

P1986.24.11
Copyright

© Charles Rivers

Location: Off view

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