These Men Risked Their Lives to Build 1920s New York Skyscrapers

Name: These Men Risked Their Lives to Build 1920s New York Skyscrapers
Uploaded: 2018-01-23
Duration: 134397
Description: The skyscrapers of Manhattan needed a new, bolder type of construction worker. They got them in 'roughnecks' – hardened men who worked without safety harnesses, hard hats or even bathroom breaks.

The skyscrapers of Manhattan needed a new, bolder type of construction worker. They got them in 'roughnecks' – hardened men who worked without safety harnesses, hard hats or even bathroom breaks. (02:14)