Construction of the Empire State Building

Empire State Building during construction in 1930

Construction of the Empire State Building as seen from northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, Midtown Manhattan. Its construction began on March 17, 1930, and it was officially opened on May 1, 1931. Photograph taken in 1930 (about July) by Irving Browning (1895-1961). Source New-York Historical Society.