Working at HeightWorking at Height

… … the good old days …the good old days …

Working at height has always been a hazardous business …Working at height has always been a hazardous business …

Gravity had much the same strength in the 1930’s as it has now …Gravity had much the same strength in the 1930’s as it has now …

but you wouldn’t necessarily know it from the following picturesbut you wouldn’t necessarily know it from the following pictures

Then, as now, limbs were just as prone to break in a fallThen, as now, limbs were just as prone to break in a fall

skulls - to crack …skulls - to crack …

vital organs to tear and crush …vital organs to tear and crush …

brains - to splatter …brains - to splatter …

Empire State BuildingEmpire State Building

LiftingLifting

Empire State BuildingEmpire State Building

SupervisingSupervising

Golden Gate BridgeGolden Gate Bridge

Cable SpinningCable Spinning

Empire State BuildingEmpire State Building

RivetingRiveting

BoltingBolting

Empire State BuildingEmpire State Building

SlingingSlinging

Empire State BuildingEmpire State Building

InspectingInspecting

Empire State BuildingEmpire State Building

Electrical workElectrical work

Eiffel TowerEiffel Tower

Hanging Hanging aboutabout

Empire State BuildingEmpire State Building

Golden Gate BridgeGolden Gate Bridge

LiftingLifting

Golden Gate BridgeGolden Gate Bridge

Admiring the viewAdmiring the view