Not Political, no axe

[noharleyyet]

 

[Beignet]

30 Rock has an axe to grind.

 

[RealMuddyboots]

Can you imagine a zip line from there? I will now go back to 3 fingers Jimmie Beam.

 

[Caseknife]

OSHA definitely wasn't around then. Kind of even looks like an empty flask in hand, unless that was his water bottle. With the working conditions as they were, IIRC there weren't that many deaths, but then again, my memory may be shot

 

[SAJ-99]

The wing tip shoes are amazing.

 

[RealMuddyboots]

Tragic Story Behind Photo Of A Young Worker Dancing On The Steel - The History Insider

In a haunting photograph from 1925, a young construction worker is seen walking a thin plank between two steel girders, blindfolded and high above the

thehistoryinsider.com

It was stated for every $1M spent on construction = 1 fatality.

There was really no regard for danger. The workers embraced the danger as some sort of machoism.

 

[FairWeather]

Can you imagine trying to stand on that I beam in those slick-soled dress shoes? Makes my hands sweat just looking at it. Even with a harness and safety line, I wouldnt go anywhere near it.

Those folks must have been truly desperate, fearless, or stupid. Maybe all 3.

 

[mtmuley]

Big ones for sure. mtmuley

 

[Hem]

Makes my ass pucker up.
No thanks.

 

[noharleyyet]

Tis but a scratch.

 

[Bulldog0156]

I'm getting vertigo just looking at that.

 

[crock239]

The Empire State Building's comment

The construction of Hoover Dam, approximately same time-frame is pretty interesting too...

Building the Hoover Dam seen Through Rare Photographs, 1931-1936 - Rare Historical Photos

Hoover Dam was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

rarehistoricalphotos.com

...construction included high-scalers swinging from ropes off cliffs w jackhammers to carve out canyon walls etc. Over 96 deaths during construction!

 

[Flatbrimmer]

Tragic Story Behind Photo Of A Young Worker Dancing On The Steel - The History Insider

In a haunting photograph from 1925, a young construction worker is seen walking a thin plank between two steel girders, blindfolded and high above the

thehistoryinsider.com

It was stated for every $1M spent on construction = 1 fatality.

There was really no regard for danger. The workers embraced the danger as some sort of machoism.

1 million bucks in 1925!? I’ve seen more fatalities than that on ONE overpass in San Antonio



Funny, my coworkers all think I’m nuts cuz i literally dance on the walls when I set trusses and stuff. Anyone ever seen “The Jerk”? 5 1/2” walls let’s have dance off for (1925) old times sake

 

[Nick87]

Those folks must have been truly desperate, fearless, or stupid. Maybe all 3.

Just making a living back then.

 

[shrapnel]

Steam roller that was lost over the cliff and never recovered when building the highway over Beartooth Pass in 1936. How do you jump from a steam roller to safety when it rolls down the mountain?