This 2012 edition, released by D.A.P. in collaboration with the George Eastman House, revitalizes Lewis Hine’s 1932 masterpiece for a modern audience. A pioneer of social documentary, Hine shifted his focus in this volume from the exploitation of child labor to a triumphant celebration of the human spirit within the industrial landscape. The book features his world-famous documentation of the Empire State Building’s construction, capturing “sky boys” perched on steel girders high above Manhattan. Hine’s goal was to show that the machine age had not diminished the dignity of the individual craftsman, but rather required a new kind of heroism. These high-fidelity reproductions from the George Eastman House archives preserve the rich tonal range of Hine’s original prints, standing as a timeless monument to the men who built the modern skyline.