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On 11th September 2001, photojournalist Bill Biggart headed to the World Trade Center to document the unfolding attacks. Bill Biggart tragically passed away when the North Tower collapsed, but he left behind a remarkable final record of the day. Featuring testimony from his widow, Wendy Doremus, and photographs recovered from the damaged camera found in the rubble, this film tells the story behind some of the last images taken at Ground Zero, now available to see at IWM London.
Chapters:
00:00 The Morning of 9/11
01:06 Bill goes to Lower Manhattan
01:25 The South Tower is Hit
03:08 The South Tower Collapses
03:57 Bill Photographs the Emergency Workers
04:48 The North Tower Collapses
05:57 Bill’s Last Ever Photo
06:09 The Days After 9/11
07:30 Finding His Cameras and Photos
09:10 Visit Bill’s Photos at IWM London
Visit the 9/11 Photography Display at IWM London: iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london/911-photography-installation
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Image Attributions:
©Bill Biggart Estate
Public Domain:
Library of Congress
FEMA
World Trade Center towers, New York, New York, July 2001. Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. (Public Domain)
World Trade Center Towers and the New York City skyline, New York, New York. Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. (Public Domain)
On 11th September 2001, photojournalist Bill Biggart headed to the World Trade Center to document the unfolding attacks. Bill Biggart tragically passed away when the North Tower collapsed, but he left behind a remarkable final record of the day. Featuring testimony from his widow, Wendy Doremus, and photographs recovered from the damaged camera found in the rubble, this film tells the story behind some of the last images taken at Ground Zero, now available to see at IWM London.
Chapters:
00:00 The Morning of 9/11
01:06 Bill goes to Lower Manhattan
01:25 The South Tower is Hit
03:08 The South Tower Collapses
03:57 Bill Photographs the Emergency Workers
04:48 The North Tower Collapses
05:57 Bill’s Last Ever Photo
06:09 The Days After 9/11
07:30 Finding His Cameras and Photos
09:10 Visit Bill’s Photos at IWM London
Visit the 9/11 Photography Display at IWM London: iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london/911-photography-installation
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
https://x.com/I_W_M
instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums
facebook.com/iwm.london
tiktok.com/@imperialwarmuseums
Image Attributions:
©Bill Biggart Estate
Public Domain:
Library of Congress
FEMA
World Trade Center towers, New York, New York, July 2001. Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. (Public Domain)
World Trade Center Towers and the New York City skyline, New York, New York. Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. (Public Domain)
