Considerably one of the most copied iconic Depression-era images, as well as one of the most popular archival photographic images in Corbis's “Bettman collection” (Parente 2003), “Lunch on top of Skyscraper” brought neither fame nor fortune to the photographer who captured that moment in time that still inspires in its viewers a disturbing sense of acrophobic fear. Charles Clyde Ebbets, born August 18, 1905 in Alabama, would never have known the popularity that this iconic depiction of the daredevil American steelworker, in the midst of Depression-era New York's skyscraper construction boom, would eventually achieve . Skyscraper,” as it is now known, was originally created in 1932 as part of the “Rockefeller Center” construction documentation that Ebbets was commissioned to lead. Ebbets who traveled seasonally to the East Coast working on photographic assignments during the early 1930s had earned a reputation among publishers, as a rather daredevil photographer, as well as someone who had the ability to obtain images that no one else was able to do (Stinnett 2010 ). He was aptly chosen by the Hamilton Wright Features Syndicate as the photography editor tasked with documenting 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; Avoid using any safety devices more than 800 feet above New York streets. Countless images of Ebbet were published around the world, but as was often the case, once used the image was rarely seen again and forgotten. This was the case with “...... middle of paper ....../floridaquest/quest2006/treasuretrove4.htmStinnett, Chuck (2010). The images of daredevil workers are still compelling 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 'Skyscraper Lunch' sculpture is a man down. The Independent Retrieved from http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/iconic-skyscraper-lunch-sculpture-is-one-man-down-432843.html