Carl Russell waves to his co-workers on the structural work of the 88th floor of the new Empire State Building. (2/20)

When complete the highest man-made structure in the world will rise 1,222 feet above the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fourth Street. The cameraman risked his life climbing a derrick to snap this unusual photograph. Notice the “Toy” cars and the ant-sized pedestrians walking about Herald Square almost a quarter of a mile below.Sep, 13. 1930