September 11 Digital Archive

Item 89095

Item 89095

Hiny photo category

WTC - Immediate Damage
Viewed From South

Hiny photo comment

memorial idea

Why not rebuild the towers and on the floors where they died make a memorial park in the sky so that their families can visit that place so high up where they died? I mean the entire floors with photos and keepsakes simular to OK. memorial.

2002-07-10 01:31:47
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2002-09-07 11:25:39
Is it right to buy?

Hi,
I saw the ducomentary on your gallery on BBC2 in England last night and was truelly astonished by some of the images.

I would like to purchase image 0126 but I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do. I know the money will be going to a good cause but I'm not sure if I'm buying it for the right reason or maybe just for morbib fascination.

2002-09-09 04:29:35
Under advanced viewing the background print of "www.Viewpoint.com" destroys your beautiful pictures. Please delete it.

2003-09-25 16:19:59
OMG

just think that at that very moment at least 200 people or more died-took their last breath, blinked their eyes for the very last time. God I feel so sorry for them.

2003-11-05 18:45:58
Please don' forget

I know I never will. It's one of those moments you never forget what you were doing in that precise moment.
Go on buying photos, make a difference.
We know what went wrong in NY. And what about the 3rd world? Miguel Jardim -lawyer
Portugal, Madeira Island

2002-09-09 21:06:20
YES...if you can buy, please..do it

To the man considering buying one of the photos but didn't know if you should because you felt you weren't doing it for the right reasons..that you might just be buying it for your own "morbid fascination". Well, personaly I have already purchased pictures 2087, 1146, 6431 and 2181. If you look at these, I think you'll agree that most people would say these photos are just as morbid..if not more so..than this photo. I don't feel there is anything wrong with this..as you said..it is simply a fascination. A fascination of a terrible, awful event that changed the face of the world. Of course we were all shocked, digusted and incredibly saddened by what happened...for so many innocent people to lose there lifes is a tragedy that should never be forgotten and should never be allowed to happen again. But the fact still remains that it was an incredible event to witness. The idea that it could even happen is shocking, unbelievable and..yes..fascinating.

Look at it this way...does anyone find it strange for people to whatch the assasination tape of JFK? It was even used in a movie..and no one batted an eye lid..because it is not merely someone being shot..it is much more than that...it is a peice of history. September 11th is the same thing. Some events in history..as horrible as they may be...are also fascinating. Maybe it is a good thing...if we can be fascinated by them, but also remember what a terrible event they were...surely thats the combination that is needed to ensure they are never allowed to take place again.

Ok..I think I'm beginning to ramble, and I'm not even sure if you were really wanting or expecting advice...or if you were simply "thinking aloud" when you made the comment. Basically I feel like, if you still want to, you should buy the photo..there's no shame in it..and besides, you ARE helping to raise money for the people that need it most...the victims and their families. If everyone was to buy one of these photos...even if it was purely because of morbid fascination..think of the money that would be raised for those people - don't let the fact that it was a morbid event put you off giving your money.


2002-09-14 18:01:27
horrible view

it's horrible . I can't believe what I see
I feel sorry to see that

2002-09-21 09:02:32

Hiny photo description

towers on fire

Hiny photo submitted on

9/28/01

Source

digital image

Media Type

still image

Citation

“Item 89095,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/89095/.