World Trade Center Commuters Photograph
by Kristen Artz
World Trade Center Center Commuters - The Kristen Artz Collection
Ongoing Exhibition
These photographs document morning commuters entering the World Trade Center Mall in weeks prior to the attacks of September 11, 2001.
If the Twin Towers were still standing, these would be merely snapshots of everyday people on their way to work in 2001. Instead they are a historical record documenting space that no longer exists and possibly people who died in the attacks or from resulting illnesses.
The images capture several dozen people from every walk of life in the act of everyday living. People are seen rushing by with coffee, reading the newspaper, or just gazing into space.
World Trade Center: Rescue, Recovery, Response
The World Trade Center: Rescue, Recovery, Response details the history of the World Trade Center, the September 11 attacks, the rescue efforts, the evidence recovery operation at the Fresh Kills facility, and the public response to the September 11th events.