Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work at 7 WTC on 9/11/01. My office window directly faced the two towers. I was on the phone when the first tower hit. I thought there was some sort of truck accident. Then, from the corner of my eye I saw tons of papers and debris falling from my office window. Still on the phone, I looked up and saw a huge whole in one of the towers. I started screaming someone call 911. I got of the phone and tried to call 911 myself. I wasn?t able to get through to 911 because the line was busy. By that time, a few people had gathered in my office to find out what the problem was. It was all happening so fast. About 10 minutes later, I realized that people were falling (or in some cases) jumping out the windows of the towers. At first they looked like part of the debris. Then I realized that those were people. The people where so light falling out the windows, they looked like raggedy Ann dolls. I was so close to them I wanted to catch them, help them somehow. I realized that all the people flying out the window were men. I could see the color of their pants, shirts and ties. It was horrible. I was crying hysterically. No one in the office knew what to do. There were no announcements of any kind. Then? the second tower hits. I didn?t see the plane go in, I saw a burst of flames come out the other end. That?s when I knew to leave the building. I (and coworkers) get on the elevator and there is a huge crowd in the lobby of 7 WTC. People had left their pocketbooks and wallets because we all assumed we where coming back that day or the next. We had no idea that this was a terrorist attack. We sill thought it was an accident. While outside, I could still see people falling to their deaths. You could see people hanging from the window, contemplating jumping or maybe praying before they fell to their deaths. I will never forget those images. I walked uptown to catch a train home. Everyone (stores, cabs) had the radio up to the max and that?s when I found out it was a terrorist attack. As I?m walking uptown, the first tower collapsed. I could see the smoke cloud behind me. I finally made it uptown and that time they had just closed Penn Station and there were no trains leaving or coming in. I waited at the nearest TGIF restaurant and went home once the trains started running again. While on the train, someone was listening to the radio and announced that 7 WTC had collapsed as well. I was flabbergasted. I was numb. I was shocked. So much changed for me that day. I will never ever forget those tragic events. They are part of me and make up who I am today. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6503.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 208.10.54.21