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The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.
For 14 years family members of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed have gathered together to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
At just 24 years old, Philippe Petit made history on August 7, 1974 when he walked between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on a cable wire.
Six months after the Twin Towers fell, they returned in the form of two blue beams of light illuminating the Manhattan skyline. Since then, they have lit the sky annually as a Sept. 11 commemoration known as Tribute in Light.
Soon after the Sept. 11 attacks, the West Side Highway became known as “Hero Highway” after crowds lined the road cheering and waving banners as thousands of rescue and recovery workers traveled to ground zero.
One of the earliest 9/11 response artists has recently donated important examples of his original poster, banner and graphic creations to the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
On Sept.11, New Yorkers demonstrated extraordinary courage and risked their lives to save others. One of these heroes was the man in the red bandana, Welles Crowther.
The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.
Although Richard Eichen and Lucy Gonzalez both worked on the 90th floor of the North Tower, they were strangers before September 11, 2001.
Since I was a teenager, I’ve worked in museums doing everything from caring for animals to working as an educator. Through the years I have developed a passion for museums and the roles they serve in each community.
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