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: As our train approached the 16th Street station in Philadelphia a little after 9am on September 11th, cell phones began to ring. We heard such comments as, ?Oh no,? ?You?ve got to be kidding,? ?No fooling.? One person turned around and announced, ?The World Trade Towers in New York have been flattened to the ground.? My husband and I looked at each other and said, ?Oh yeah.? We entered the elevator in the building where our meeting was held. A security office joined us and told us that a million people in New York had just been killed. Again, my husband and I gave each other that dubious look. As we left the elevator, we decided that something obviously had happened in New York City and we wondered what it could be. Our meeting had already begun. The room was dark while everyone, oblivious to any unusual activity, quietly watched a video. We could barely sit in our seats so consumed were we by curiosity as to what was happening in New York. Twenty minutes later, the video ended and the lights were turned on. A woman entered our room and calmly announced that the city of Philadelphia was being evacuated. She informed us that we all were to return home immediately. Those taking the trains were to hurry to them because in a short time all trains would cease operations. No one knew the cause of this. Everyone left calmly and joined the crowds on the streets walking swiftly to their cars, buses, and trains. The train platform was jammed. Some train lines had already closed down. We asked a few people if they knew what had happened and they told us that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center and stories about hijackings that were hard to believe. People rushed onto our train. Once wedged on, they asked if anyone would drive them to their cars, which were parked along a different train line. Several van owners volunteered. With relief, we finally reached our train station and drove home. We immediately turned on the TV and finally saw and heard about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well as the tragic crash in PA. 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 story1617.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. 2002-08-31 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 67.242.117.48