SEPTEMBER 11
BEARING WITNESS TO HISTORY

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"It was fall, people were wearing coats, so anybody could wear a tie tack..."
Shelly Foote

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"...objects that were there. . .witnesses to this larger event in American history."
William Yeingst
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"Objects are witness to the fact that something did exist in the past"
Helena Wright





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A personal beeper that belonged to Jonathan Eric Briley, who worked at Windows on the World restaurant....
This collection of material documents the memorial Concert for America held in Washington, DC on September...
This commemorative pamphlet, published by the Christian Embassy, was distributed at Washington, D.C.,...
Donn Marshall wore this particle mask and pair of latex gloves during the rescue efforts at the Pentagon...