Charles Ebbets
American photographer
Charles Clyde Ebbets was an American photographer who is credited with having taken the iconic photograph Lunch atop a Skyscraper.[1] He was born on August 18, 1905 in Alabama. He got his first camera, a Kodak Brownie when he was 8 years old.[source?] The family was struggling so he left school in 10th grade to work for the newspaper in the city.[2] It was then he decided to work toward the idea of making a living from taking pictures.
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- Phillips, Susan P. (2015-03-21). Great Displays for Your Library Step by Step. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0182-3.
- Steele, Edward Eugene (2005). Ebbets: The History and Genealogy of a New York Family. E.E. Steele. ISBN 978-0-9715129-7-9.
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