The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

A single white flower has been placed at a name on the 9/11 Memorial. The lights of Memorial plaza and the Museum pavilion shine in the background.
Flower tribute at the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial. Photo: Jin Lee.

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

The View: A flower is left as a tribute in the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial. Every night, tributes are collected by the 9/11 Memorial Museum staff. Some of the tributes become part of the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s permanent collection.

By Jenny Pachucki, 9/11 Memorial Content Strategist 

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9/11 Survivors Reunite at Survivor Tree 10 Years Later

Survivor Richard Eichen embraces the stranger who drove him home on September 11, 2001, in the front yard of a home on a sunny day. An American flag stands to the right of them.

Although Richard Eichen and Lucy Gonzalez both worked on the 90th floor of the North Tower, they were strangers before September 11, 2001.

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Remembering the ‘Man in the Red Bandana’

A red bandana that belonged to Welles Crowther is displayed on a white surface at the Museum.

On Sept.11, New Yorkers demonstrated extraordinary courage and risked their lives to save others. One of these heroes was the man in the red bandana, Welles Crowther.

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