Charles Ebbets’ men on girder photos did indeed become famous, but not as famous as this photograph taken by his assistant on the same day. For the rest of his life, he had to endure jabs about missing the big picture. Ebbets later remarked, “Hell, I was just trying to keep from falling off; and I’m supposed to be looking around for a giant monkey ?! Shit, I don’t want to hear about it.â€
