Charles Ebbets facts for kids
Charles Clyde Ebbets was an American photographer who is credited with having taken the iconic photograph Lunch atop a Skyscraper. He was born on August 18 1905 in Gadsden, Alabama. He got his first camera, a Kodiak Brownie at 8 years old. The family was struggling so he left school in 10th grade to work for the newspaper in the city. It was then he decided work toward the idea of making a living from taking pictures.
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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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