In the 1920s The Empire State Building was the center of a “race to the skies” competition between Walter Chrysler, of the Chrysler Corporation, and John Jakob Raskob, creator of General Motors, and coincided with the onset of one of the worst economic downturns in American history — the Great Depression. Thirteen Months to Go showcases and beauty and the struggle of constructing the iconic building though high-quality photographs and visual files.
