https://911digitalarchive.org/files/original/113e78d12f63ddca1694d2c4ac10c3f5.jpg e8fe12736fc6c1dc4fc62cc040d95f8d 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 World Trade Center HINY Photo HINY Photo: Submitted On Dec 13 2001 3:50PM HINY Photo: Category WTC - Immediate Damage HINY Photo: Comment Image 5088 Some of us at work (formerly at 2 WTC) were wondering if that's a young woman standing in the gaping hole? She appears to have white pants, dark top and reddish hair. It's so disturbing. 2002-07-11 13:01:53 yes that is a lady standing there at the window... this is the most disturbing picture I have ever seen. 2002-07-11 23:21:13 I saw this image on a documentary tonight about Here is New York. I had to turn off the TV I was so upset. The documentary crew showed a close up of the woman in the photo, I was stunned. I had to find the web site and the picture to see if there was any information posted with it. For some reason I just need to know. After much searching here it is. Still I cry. I will dream about this photo tonight... I know it. I am Candian (London, Ontario) but have continued to be overwhelmed by any mention of 9/11 ever since that faithful day. I pray the woman in this photo did not suffer. 2002-09-08 01:42:54 I saw this photo when it was on tour in Chicago. It will always haunt me. I would like to hope she made it out and was not one of those that felt the need to jump. 2002-09-08 12:29:03 is that a persone??? is there a more detailed pic i can get of this photo????? 2002-09-08 23:31:11 The One This is THE picture all of us need to understand the terrible human side of the tragedy. All we saw at the time was explosions, giant fires, destruction. And in the middle of all this, like coming from nowhere, here is this lady. So freil. Absolutely human. And on her feet. This is life in the edge of everything, and, saddly, like everybody here, I'm the witness of that unforgettable situation. She obsess me. I think of her every day. Like a presence. A memory. Something without a name. 9/11 was the day I rebirth to a different world, changing forever. But this picture, this minute of life, absolute tragedy, unbearable loneliness, made me more human I think. I try to discover what happened to her after. There are two pictures of this Lady in the hole. On this one she stand clearly up. On another one, she seems to become freil, she visibly try to take a stand against a rumble. I'm not sure about the third, it seems to me like this is the same clothes...it's a picture of a lady falling after jumping, simply flying in the emptiness. May she rest in peace now and then, may we learn from that woman to live better, to behave better. To cherish life, and to run against every conceavable form of violence. Thank you for reading. Arnaud Charreyre 2003-08-13 21:40:57 Who is she? I am also haunted by this woman. I first saw her a year ago and often think of her desperation, her terror and her loneliness.I find myself returning to her image as if I could do something for her. 2003-08-26 01:47:03 Hello! Like all of you I am haunted by this woman and her companion’s image. They are two very brave people and to imagine what can be running into their minds during those particular moments one can just imagine. What I had learned though regarding what could have closely happened to this lady and her companion was from a show that was shown on the PBS Network Channel here in Vancouver, Canada last September 10, 11, or the 12th of 2003 (I could not remember the exact date) entitled “New York. A Documentary Film ” which was directed by Ric Burns. In this film there is a part where a New York times Reporter named James Glanz said that even very close to the regions of impact there were people who lived for long minutes as they sought refuge from the building flames, the tremendous heat and he said that a couple of them even were able to phone… He continued on and went sadly to say though that often in that region their lives ended quickly… in fire… or they chose to… leap from the tower. As he was narrating this part the background that was showing was that of this picture in question. I do not want to think that this was really what happened. The media was very careful about sensitive issues most especially to the ones who ended their lives by jumping from the tower and as we may now all know that the tremendous flames and searing smokes that were engulfing their surrounding was the reason that forced these people out to make this last choice on their life either accidentally or that with a human honour and dignity. Below is a link that you can visit to know what the possible identity of this lady was. They said that she might have been Edna Cintron, aged 46, a resident of New York, NY, United States; her occupation was administrative assistant for Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., location 94th to 97th floor World Trade Center, Tower 1. http://www.skfriends.com/wtc-woman-hanging-photo-06.htm 2003-11-07 23:42:27 Who is she? I also saw this image tonight on the Here Is New York documentary & was struck dumb with horror. Since the start I have been haunted by images of those who were waving from windows or falling to their deaths & have felt an overwhelming compulsion to identify even one person so that in some way they will no longer be just nameless victims. I feel we owe it to their memory to find out if we can. Of all the images of those poor people this is the most distressing of all. It's heartbreaking. Somebody somewhere must know who she is. 2002-09-08 22:09:47 WE HAVE TO REMBER!!!!!!!!!! This is one of the most haunting pictures that I have seen.This is a person that was not going to give up.I pray that she got out but if not,to the family I am so sorry for your loss.If it is any comfort she will never be forgotten. 2002-09-09 04:39:01 Not Knowing When I saw this image on BBC TV it took my breath away. What must she have been thinking and feeling? Not knowing what was happening to her and those around her. Thoughts are with all those in NY on 9/11 and every day. 2002-09-10 04:08:29 I cant even begin to imagine. I watched the Here is New York documentary,it was braodcast here in Scotland last night.I visited the World Trade centre in New York 6 months before this image was taken.I looked at this woman and my heart fills with a desperation and pity.My God how could it have come to this.I cant bare to think of her on her own with no one to put their arms round her and comfort her.I simply cant imagine what those moments must have been like.Of all the terrible images taken that day this is the one that sums up the needless distruction,sadness and cruelty of murder,and to think that there are some people who rejoiced at this distruction,how can this be?I just want to say I hope to God that you did not suffer,that,if you did not make it out that the end was swift.I wont forget you,the lady in the picture.David 2002-09-09 20:37:05 in despair what a horror...... what a preciseness..... why? 2002-09-11 10:03:51 LADY STANDING ON EDGE My name is Catherine I live in Lurgan N.Ireland and I would just like to say my thoughts are with all the ones who suffered that day.I cannot get this photo out of my head it is heartbreaking she must have beem so afraid,how did she even survive to get to the edge of the building?God bless you all. (image5088) 2002-09-10 19:26:54 I just want to know I think of her all the time. I wonder who she is. I purchased the book of photographs and the book of biographies. I wonder who she is. She has made sure that we do not forget. Her picture is haunting and there is someone there next to her. I wish I could have been there to first save her, help her, and tell her how brave she really is. I think of her all the time. 2003-01-03 21:01:21 stay with me forever... I didnt realize till now you could leave comments here. I say this photo oh so long ago and I dont think hardly any time goes by that I dont think of her. I live in NYC and I cant even imagine how she survived the impact of the plane. She must have been in a far corner and crawled along an edge to reach the opening. She couldnt possibly get down to another floor, as all the stairs were gone. There is another woman or person lying next to her, to her right. How horrific to actually survive the initial impact, actually intact, only to succumb to the collapse! Good God! Would she jump? Wait? Hoping someone would come? Who would imagine the lucky ones died immediately and were not left this unimaginable decision? Who was she? Was she a sister? A mother? A wife? What a state of shock she must be in! Looking down, wondering what's happened. What does she do next? What's behind her? Burning fusilage of the plane? The dead? Nothing?? A massive hole where the office was? I cant even fathom.... She will always be a symbol to me of the tragic human face of the people we didnt know in those buildings..... A New Yorker. 2003-09-05 15:41:08 HORRIFYING I COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS WOMAN STANDING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE THE PLANE HAD HIT. I CAN'T BEGIN TO BELIEVE WHAT THIS WOMAN IS THINKING. I FEEL SO SORRY FOR HER. 2002-09-11 21:34:46 Has anyone ever determined who this woman is, so that we may connect a name to the face? It would bring some small amount of closure to know. 2002-09-11 21:51:54 What to say I want to say something to the lady standing on the edge but I don't know what. It seems she is looking right at me. 2002-09-11 14:09:36 So Shaken When i saw this picture for the first time on the TV today, i thought, wow, that woman had to have the most toughest disision in the world, to jump or go down with the building. Now when i see this picture, it will haunt me forever. 2002-09-11 20:15:40 Haunted for Life I have never seen anything more horrible. When I saw this on the documentary, Here Is New York, I just could not believe it. I felt as if she was looking right at me, begging for help. I am still shaken, and still wondering what she must have been going through. She was someone's daughter, possibly a sister, mother, wife, I can't get her out of mind. I feel like I just want to hug her, hold her hand, I am so sad.I will have nightmares tonight... that picture will haunt me for life. 2002-09-11 21:53:42 Haunted for Life I have never seen anything more horrible. When I saw this on the documentary, Here Is New York, I just could not believe it. I felt as if she was looking right at me, begging for help. I am still shaken, and still wondering what she must have been going through. She was someone's daughter, possibly a sister, mother, wife, I can't get her out of mind. I feel like I just want to hug her, hold her hand, I am so sad.I will have nightmares tonight... that picture will haunt me for life. 2002-09-11 21:53:47 This is the most incredible image of one of the most incredible events I have ever seen. I could not even believe it when I first saw it. I will invite everyone I know to view it. It is unforgettable. 2002-09-11 19:31:44 This photo is so disturbing... If anyone has more information concerning this woman, please post it here. Thank you very much. 2002-09-12 07:52:37 The Devil's Face My husband and I were watching TLC last night and saw the story about "here is new york". When they showed this picture I said to my husband, "Do you see the Devil's eyes there in that picture"? I was wondering if any one else has noticed that, when you look at it from a distance. May God Bless the women in that picture who went to work that day just like any other day and came face to face with the Devil himself on that faitful morning of 9-11-2001! We will never forget but will learn to go on with life, that is what those who died would want us to do! 2002-09-12 11:54:44 WE MUST NEVER FORGET! I saw Here Is New York documentary last night and this is possibly the most disturbing photograph of them all. I just can't get out this woman out of my head. I can't believe something like this can happen. Can you imagine how much she wanted to live, that after such a terrible explosion she could get up to her feet and walk around what was left of the plane to reach the edge? I keep thinking, what was going through her head? What did she do in the end? What would any of us have done? Standing there on the edge, knowing you will never see your loved ones or hear their voices, or feel their hugs... The only thing I can do is keep on praying, for her and her loved ones, that she didn't suffer;for all the victims of the 9/11/01 attack and their loved ones, and for all of us that such a thing never happens again! Elly from Italy 2002-09-12 14:45:11 Terrible. I can't imagein being that woman and realizing that I was going to die. My heart goes out to her. 2002-09-12 18:13:11 Words cannot describe how I have felt since watching the documentary here is New York. This woman will haunt me for the rest of my life. Like others, I would like to put a name with her face.My heart goes out to all of the victims and their families. 2002-09-12 21:10:47 Please help identify It would make so many people feel better if this woman was identified, and hopefully found alive. I have personally been thinking about her ever since seeing this image. Please, if anyone knows anything, please post it here. I can't believe she survived the explosion. 2002-09-13 10:46:08 Like most of the other comments, this image will haunt me forever. It is probably the most disturbing picture I have seen. I can't imagine what she was thinking, or how hopeless she must felt. How can our lives ever be the same? 2002-09-12 18:11:10 THOUGHTS These thoughts and images will never be out of my head and I cant even begin to imagine what is goin through the minds of the American people,who witnessed this tradgic avent and lost loved ones. 2002-09-13 16:25:32 I cannot begin to express my sadness looking at this picture. I hope this woman managed to get out before the collapse but I fear not. Like most people who have commented on this page I feel it would help if anyone who knows who this girl is could tell the rest of us...she must have a name. 2002-09-13 15:40:50 Who is she? That poor girl. I was heart broken when i saw this picture. I tried to imagine myself in her place. The terror she must have felt standing at the edge of that gaping hole nearly 100 stories high, not knowing what was about to happen next... The despair. My heart goes out to her. I wonder if her family recognizes her in this photo? how they would react? If anyone has any info about her please post it here. Thank you. 2002-09-13 02:27:52 AS I LOOKED AT THIS PHOTO I WONDERED IF THIS WOMAN WAS THINKING THAT MAYBE, SOMEHOW,SOMEWAY, SOMEONE WOULD COME TO SAVE HER.I HOPE & PRAY THAT SOMEONE DID! I DON'T KNOW WHO SHE IS BUT I HOPE THAT IF SHE SURVIVED THAT AWFUL FIRST FEW MINUTES THAT HER GUARDIAN ANGEL WAS WITH HER THAT TERRIBLE DAY AND SHE'S ALIVE & WELL 2002-09-15 16:06:59 All of your thoughts are just like mine...Looking through all the photos & finally determining this must be it! from the show. How was someone able to get this picture made? Like all of you not getting that image out of my mind & wondering who was that woman was????? 2002-09-14 19:38:32 Of all the thousands of photos of 911, this one is the most disburbing/emotional of them all. I too, keep thinking of who she was, what her life was like before this tragedy and did she survive. It is obviously a photo taken from the air. The photographer must have been devasted by this particular picture as he/she could do nothing to save her. It haunts all of us. 2002-09-16 11:27:15 Of all the poignant pictures taken on that tragic day. The one of you in that gaping hole will never go away. It has been branded in my mind and seared into my soul. And like the building you stood in, my heart now has a hole. I cannot help but ponder on the life you led before. Was it flled with many joyful things and people you adore? Did you touch the lives of others before that fateful day. As millions now are touched by you in such a profound way. Did you cry at sappy movies and laugh at silly things? Did you welcome springtime blossoms, and the warmth that summer brings? Did autumn's splendid colors take your breath away, and winter's snowy hillsides, bring you out to play? There are so many things of you that we will never know. How you laughed and how you cried and those who loved you so. As I gaze upon your picture, I pray you are at home. Surrounded by your loved ones as you read this stranger's poem. 2002-09-17 08:13:15 Im so glad Im not alone in my thoughts for this lady. I really hoped to find out a name from the site . I hope she was at peace and looked out over New York God bless Her .Suexx 2002-09-17 15:41:01 BRAVE WOMAN I was diagnosed with breast cancer, April 2001. It has been very hard for me to deal with, until now. I saw this woman on the world trade centre, and she was BRAVE, VERY BRAVE. She has given me hope, I just hope I can be as brave has her. God Bless. I also hope you survived, but if not, be my guardian angel. 2002-09-17 19:41:39 How desperate must this poor lady have felt. I hope that she survived and that she is keeping fit well and healthy. I also hope that if she did not survive, her death happened before she was able to realise her fait. When I look at all the pictures and footage of the terrible terrible things that happened that day it leaves a desperate feeling of helplessness in my soul. The word sadness does not even begin to express how the world is feeling. 2002-09-16 06:08:10 The enormity of the damage is displayed by the poor lady who survived the initial crash. It is often difficult to comprehend the loss of life when we see only concrete and metal. This poignant picture reminds us that there were thousands of people within those two buildings who lost their lives in the most horrific and inhumane of ways. God bless them and their families. 2002-09-17 17:55:45 We cannot let you go We do not know your name, but that does not matter. We can call you Wife, or Sister, or Mother, or Daughter, or Friend, or Lover, or Neighbor, or Cousin. We cannot see your face, but that does not matter. We know you were far more beautiful than any of us can imagine, on that day you looked Death straight in the eye. We cannot make out the shape of your body, but that does not matter. We know how strong and vital you were, standing up there. We cannot hear your voice, but that does not matter. We know that at that moment, you were the person you had spent your whole life becoming. And if you had anything to say, it would have been wise indeed. But did you have any idea how instantly and desperately each of us we would love you when we saw the photograph of you standing up there? 2002-09-19 15:16:06 It wasn't until i witnessed this photograph on 9/11/02 that i cried. i cried for this woman i cried because her courage was overwhelming i cried because her fate was devastating i cried because she was real i cried because this really did happen i cried for this woman i still think about this woman i will probabaly recall her silhouette for the rest of my life. As she stands on the edge of what may be the last moments of her life she leaves mine forever changed. 2002-09-17 13:33:11 I was breathless when I saw this photo. She must have been so scared. I will never again say to myself that I "cannot do this"! This woman, in that moment, faced the most desperate of situations. Her options were none, but to pray! She has changed me forever.I will never forget her. I also would love to know all is well with her but we must face reality.Thank God the camera did not get any closer. Her face would have been to much to see in my mind every day from now on. God Bless her and her family! "God Bless America"! 2002-09-16 15:12:56 An Angel I see her as God's angel, sent to lead the rest to heaven...God bless them all....and peace on Earth 2002-09-17 18:54:22 BRAVE WOMAN FORGOT MY EMAIL 2002-09-17 19:44:08 Maybe She Was Not Alone I have held off posting for a while feeling that I might be intruding on the family's privacy wanting to know more about this lady but I thought others might want to know that I purchased the book where the picture is larger and more detailed and if you look one pillar to the left and down it appears that there is another person there near her and it made me feel somewhat better that perhaps they found some comfort in each other...just to have another human being close by. I hope it gives the family some comfort should they ever discover this photograph. God rest their souls. Pray for World Peace. 2002-11-01 20:06:53 I also spent much time thinking of this woman, her name, who was she? After a while I realized we may never know who she was. And that is o.k. She is you, she is me. She could be anyone of us. We will never know all of the stories of that day, be they horrific or magnificent, but this one woman represents one story, one life and she has touched us all. And if she is never identified.. she is remembered, as they all are remembered. 2002-09-25 01:06:26 It made me cry i live in wales in the uk i'm 14 years old i watched a programme a long time ago on the bbc and when i saw that poor women standing there i thought that could be my mother my gran my sister my aunt ........ 2002-11-07 05:31:35 Haunting!!! 2002-11-29 23:23:01 5088 Who is this lady /? 2002-09-25 21:03:58 A Tragedy Never To Be Forgotten I saw this photo for the very first time after watching a documentary on TLC. Immediately after watching the documentary my wife and I looked up the photo and there she was. What was she thinking, was she aware of what had happened, how did she get there, who is she, these were all questions that ran through my mind. I too would like to know who she was but now almost two years later, perhaps it's better we don't know so that we will never forget. Can anybody tell me how I can get a print of this picture? 2003-08-28 21:36:14 God bless her I just found this picture yesterday, after seeing it on TV during the special some time ago. I find myself following her plight, searching for her in every picture that shows that awful gash in the tower. I have her location memorized...1,2 over...there. She is there after the second tower is hit, smoke wrapping around her place. Not by the edge as before. She is there after the 1st tower falls. What confusion she must have felt...confusion, terror, hope...could someone see her? Could someone help? What is happening??? I follow her tragic struggle in the pictures I find...I am lost in her unknown fate. Fires developed below her position before the tower fell, smoke was much worse...the horror of it all...did she go down with the tower, or was she forced another fate... But she is now in a much, much better place ...and we, the grieving survivors and distant observers, miss her and her courage. She has left us all a great legacy, and a forever present reminder of the preciousness of life, and how suddenly it can be taken. I will have a special hug for my wife and kids from now on, every day I can...she has left that need for all of us. Take care, Dave 2004-03-16 22:28:32 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. unknown Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. unknown Source The source of this item. digital image Media Type The media type of this item. still image