Charles C. Ebbets, 1932. He who took the famous “lunch atop a skyscraper" photo......

[Justdroppedin]

https://i.redd.it/uqruldd84b271.jpg

[wattso99]

Thats guys are a lot bigger than mine......leather bottom shoes on steel.....

[fn59]

For a guy that's wearing a belt and suspenders, it's kind of surprising he'll go out on a beam to get that shot.

[nob0dy]

@ fn59 , this how people dressed in 1932 .. below is source :


https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D8RiCi3FrK4/UdsYTZc8AKI/AAAAAAAAFqo/1ZmyAq3aDEc/s1600/1932+10.jpg



these are actual " all " male models in a 1932 picture


https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e0/cb/9f/e0cb9fbe5e4e3257c4fc23c7f94d5c17.jpg



what i am trying to say is , i " think " that's all they knew or had available to them .....