Famous photographs

1. Lunch atop a Skyscraper


This photograph was taken by Charles C. Ebbets (an Amreican photographer born in Alabama),  in 1932. It shows 11 work men eating their lunch while hundreds of feet above the ground. It was during the consruction of the GE Building at Rockefeller Center, on the 69th floor.

http://www.worldsfamousphotos.com/2008/01/21/lunch-atop-a-skyscraper-1932/



2. Segregated Water Founatains



This picture was taken by Elliott Erwitt (famous for his photograhs of ironic sitiuations in everyay life)in the 1950´s, it shows the seperation betwen the two races at that time, and how different the lifestyles were just by looking at this picture.

http://www.worldsfamousphotos.com/2007/09/05/segregated-water-fountains-1950/


3. Omayra Sánchez



This photograph was taken by Frank Fournier (a French photographer who moved to Amreica, and became a staff photographer) after the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in Columbia, 1985. It had effected around 25,000 people. The girl in the picture was 13 years old, and was trapped in water and concrete for around 3 days. Her legs were stuck in concrete and at the time the people could not get her out. Sasldy this girl passed away, after trying everything they could at that moment, because shartly after this girl passed away.

http://www.worldsfamousphotos.com/2007/05/04/omayra-sanchez-1985/


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