Documenting Responses in the Aftermath of the 9/11 Attacks

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In recognition of the 20th anniversary of September 11th and American Archives Month, archivists Michael Lorenzini and Kenneth Cobb discussed documentation held by the Municipal Archives of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and its aftermath. Mr. Lorenzini displayed photographs he took on 9/11 and in subsequent days and weeks as City archivists collected ephemera left by the families of the victims at Pier 94 (the temporary family service center), and at the 9/11 memorial sites on the footprint of the towers; materials placed in City parks and other public places; artifacts of the World Trade Center buildings; and correspondence sent to the mayor's office and rescue workers. The program also included the story of the flag recovered at the site that has become an iconic symbol of New York City’s resiliency. This event was recorded on October 26, 2021.

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