SEPTEMBER 11
BEARING WITNESS TO HISTORY

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"You started seeing them everywhere, and people were handing them out."
Shelly Foote

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"They happened to be there on September 11 and they tilted their camera up..."
William Yeingst
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"And then I started noticing the safety pin jewelry."
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This damaged structural bracket from the World Trade Center was recovered from the debris pile...
This identification card was carried by Lt. Robert Cirri, a Port Authority Police officer, who died in...
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This apron is covered with uniform patches from grateful patrons of Nino's restaurant, a relief center...