Ernie Sisto's Daring 1945 Photograph of the Empire State Building B-25 Crash

In 1945, a B-25 bomber struck the Empire State Building, and a New York Times photographer named Ernie Sisto captured the scene by leaning far out from the building to get a close-up view. The photograph, known as 'Hold My Legs,' documented the sky-high disaster. Sisto's method involved being physically held by others as he extended outward to frame the crash site. The image remains a notable example of mid-20th-century photojournalism, recording the aftermath of the bomber's collision with the iconic New York City skyscraper.