Tuesday, September 11

Tuesday, September 11

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Tuesday, September 11. What many woke up to thinking it would be just another run of the mill day at the office, soon realized that they had woke up to hell. At 8:46 AM, a commercial aircraft ran into the North Tower. By 9:03, when the second plane hit, many people were watching the news, and saw the plane hit on live television. This photograph shows the eerily intact desk with everything in order and pristine, save for the thick level of grey debris over everything.
New York Daily News Photographer Susan Watts was on her way to photograph the New York Mayoral Primary Elections when she heard a plane had hit the World Trade Center. She was amongst those running away from the towers as they turned from pillars of steel to pillars of smoke, photographing the entire process. She narrowly escaped as the building collapsed, and eventually avoided physical harm. Watts is currently still working for New York Daily News.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
print, digital
photograph
Object Type
photographic prints
Date made
2001
2001-09-01
maker
Watts, Susan C.
place made
United States: New York, New York City
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
digital (overall capture method)
Measurements
overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm
ID Number
2003.0077.19
accession number
2003.0077
catalog number
2003.0077.19
subject
Terrorism
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
related event
September 11th Attacks
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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