Perhaps one of the most copied and iconic images of the Depression era, as well as one of the most popular photographic images of the “Bettman collection” by Corbis (Parente 2003), “Lunch at the top of a skyscraper”. a skyscraper” brought neither fame nor fortune to the photographer who captured this moment which still arouses in his spectators a feeling of acrophobic fear. Charles Clyde Ebbets, born August 18, 1905 in Alabama, never enjoyed the popularity that this iconic depiction of the daredevil American steelworker would eventually achieve, in the midst of the skyscraper construction boom of Depression New York. Skyscraper,” as it is now known, was originally created in 1932 as part of the construction documentation for “Rockefeller Center” for which Ebbets was contracted. Ebbets, who traveled the East Coast seasonally to work on photographic assignments in the early 1930s, had gained a reputation among editors as a somewhat daredevil photographer, as well as someone who had the ability to get photos that no one else was capable of (Stinnett 2010). ). He was rightly retained by Hamilton Wright Features Syndicate as a photo editor to document the construction of the Rockefeller Center construction site, both for archival and publicity purposes. The original image was first published in the New York Herald Tribune in 1932, followed the next day by an article documenting the daredevil photographer's exploits in capturing the image; devoid of any safety features more than 800 feet above the streets of New York. Countless images of Ebbets were published around the world, but as was often the case, once the image was used, it was rarely seen again and forgotten. Such was the case with “...... middle of paper ....../floridaquest/quest2006/treasuretrove4.htmStinnett, Chuck (2010). The images of daredevil workers are still captivating 80 years later. Courier Press.com. Retrieved from http://waatp.com/gate/index.html?to=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.courierpress.com%252Fnews%252F2010%252Fjun%252F01%252Fskyscraper%252F%253Fprint%253D1&people_id=13751647Oxfam Media Unit ( 2010) Pregnant women reconstruct the image of Charles Ebbets to highlight the danger of childbirth in developing countries. Retrieved from http://www.oxfam.org.uk/applications/blogs/pressoffice/2010/09/20/pregnant-women-reconstruct-charles-ebbets%E2%80%99-image-to-highlight-dangers- of childbirth in the developing world/Usborne, David (2007) The iconic sculpture “Skyscraper Lunch” depicts a man on the ground. The Independent Retrieved from http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/iconic-skyscraper-lunch-sculpture-is-one-man-down-432843.html