Charles Ebbets
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.
Charles Ebbets Media
Drawing of Ebbets in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle in 1895, at the time of the founding of the American Bowling Congress. Ebbets was prominent in the early days of organized ten-pin bowling.
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Sources
- 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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