September 11 Digital Archive

11.jpeg

mem-fire.jpg

Title

11.jpeg

Description

In late September I photographed this memorial that had been set up in front of the firestation near Lincoln Center on West End Ave. and 66th St. in NYC. The firemen on duty explained that this four-foot tall statue had been shipped to them from a firehouse in California. They helped move the barricades so I could photograph it and then explained that they were from Westchester, filling in for the New York firemen who were attending funerals and memorials. What I did not discover until later, was that all of those who were on duty here on the 11th had died at the WTC and that the New York firemen they had been referring to were replacements themselves.

Source

unknown

Media Type

still image

Original Name

mem-fire.jpg

Created by Author

unknown

Described by Author

yes

Date Entered

2002-01-29

Citation

“11.jpeg,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 7, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/35036.