Pedestrians on Church Street run from falling debris as Tower 2, the South Tower, of the World Trade Center collapses at 9:55 a.m. Tower 1, the North Tower, still standing here, collapsed at 10:29 (...)
a.m. Seven World Trade Center, the 47-story building seen immediately in front of Tower 1, collapsed at 5:25 p.m. New York City. September 11, 2001. © Susan Meiselas / Magnum Photos
A display at the 9/11 museum at Ground Zero in New York. The museum walks a difficult line, trying to make a “neutral accounting” out of one of the most politicized events in history. For my taste, (...)
the displays are too light on the context that led to the tragedy and chaos that followed. 9/11 was the beginning of an entirely new era of global history and had a clear historical lineage. To largely ignore that history and all that followed is to do a disservice to a museum’s purpose. Though it has been widely praised for its sober display of the events of the day, there has been controversy as well, especially surrounding the gift shop, which sells coffee cups, toys, silk scarves, hoodies, key chains, charms, cheese plates, etc. © Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos
An amateur photographer on Church Street captures the collapse of Tower 2, the South Tower, of the World Trade Center at 9:55 a.m. Tower 1, the North Tower, still standing here, collapsed at 10:29 (...)
a.m. Seven World Trade Center, the 47-story building seen immediately in front of Tower 1, collapsed at 5:25 p.m. September 11, 2001. New York City, USA. © Susan Meiselas / Magnum Photos