In Unity, September 11th
Description
When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.
Chief Edward F. Crocker, FDNY, 1908
Jay Jonas, FDNY Battalion Chief: "I try to put it in historical perspective for people: Prior to September 11th, the New York City Fire Department in 136 years of existence lost 752 firemen in the line of duty. During six years of bombing in World War II, the London Fire Brigade lost about 400 people. Prior to September 11th, the largest life-loss the New York City Fire Department experienced was 12 in one incident and that was in 1966. On September 11th, we lost 343 people in 28 minutes." Excerpt: “The Entombed Man’s Tale,” From A Day in September: In Their Own VoicesCreator
Synthia Saint James
Date
2002
Source
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/04/68/6a/04686ad79bb03d62716c2fc8643a2809.jpg
Rights
Source: The Entombed Man's Tale. (n.d.). A Day in September. Retrieved October 5, 2012, from http://bit.ly/SCaP8s
Publisher
A Day in September
Contributor
Synthia Saint James
Format
Medium: Lithograph.
Language
English
Type
Artwork
Identifier
9/11, FDNY, Fire, Fire Department, New York, NYC, September 11, United States
Coverage
New York City
Files
Collection
Reference
Synthia Saint James, In Unity, September 11th, A Day in September, 2002
Cite As
Synthia Saint James, “In Unity, September 11th,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed February 19, 2025, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/193.