
Dick McCarthy
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Dick McCarthy is speculated to be the unidentified 'Sky Boy' from Lewis Hine's iconic photograph of the Empire State Building's construction, becoming a symbol of the heroic yet often overlooked workers who built America's skyscrapers.
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Kurtz speculates that the unknown Sky Boy was a man called Dick McCarthy, who died in 1983.
‘It would take 11 seconds to hit the ground’: the roughneck daredevils who built the Empire State Building | ArchitectureThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2025-12-01







