Object Details
- Watts, Susan C.
- Description
- This photograph, by Susan Watts portrays the horrifically ironic bird’s eye view of the Twin Towers. The cloudless blue sky with the silhouette of a tree framing the photograph, gives an artistic edge to the nightmarish situation set before the New York Daily News Photographer. The first plane, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center’s North Tower at 8:46 am. The second plane, United Airlines Flight 175 followed at 9:03 am, hitting the South Tower.
- New York Daily News Photographer Susan Watts was on her way to photograph the New York Mayoral Primary Elections when she heard a plane had hit the World Trade Center. She was amongst those running away from the towers as they turned from pillars of steel to pillars of smoke, photographing the entire process. She narrowly escaped as the building collapsed, and eventually avoided physical harm. Watts is currently still working for New York Daily News.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 2001
- 2001-09-01
- ID Number
- 2003.0077.05
- accession number
- 2003.0077
- catalog number
- 2003.0077.05
- Object Name
- print, digital
- photograph
- Object Type
- photographic prints
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- digital (overall capture method)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Photographic History
- Photography
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Terrorism
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks
- related event
- September 11th Attacks
- Record ID
- nmah_1201008
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-7a24-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
