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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: The “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper” Photo Was Originally A Publicity Stunt
Description: Today in 1932, an unknown photographer took one of the most famous, most astonishing photographs of all time, the one known as “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper.” Here's more about how it happened. Plus: one of the most astonishing barnyard inventions of all time.
Lunch Atop a Skyscraper Photograph: The Story Behind the Famous Shot (Smithsonian)
Chicken Glasses (National Band and Tag Company via YouTube)
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