SEPTEMBER 11
BEARING WITNESS TO HISTORY

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"What began as just a small name tag led us to this incredible rescue story..."
William Yeingst

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"...as they become history rather than current event, we will be able to let the collections grow..."
Peter Liebhold
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"...The whole back of the fire truck had melted."
William Yeingst





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This collection of material documents one family’s search for a missing relative...
This flashlight (marked “W. T. C. FIRE SAFETY”) was issued to Hilary North, a fire warden for Aon Risk...
This collection of twenty-five photographs taken by amateur photographer Seymour Levy documents the World...
The Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) alarm was part of a Scott Pak breathing apparatus that was used...