NIST acquired a large amount of visual material as part of its World Trade Center Investigation. A subset of this material, including photographs and video clips, was organized into a searchable database in which each image and video clip was characterized by a set of attributes including: source/owner, time of shot/video, content (including building, face(s), key events such as plane strike, fireballs, collapse), and other details. The process of organizing and assigning attributes to these...
NIST acquired a large amount of visual material as part of its World Trade Center Investigation. A subset of this material, including photographs and video clips, was organized into a searchable database in which each image and video clip was characterized by a set of attributes including: source/owner, time of shot/video, content (including building, face(s), key events such as plane strike, fireballs, collapse), and other details. The process of organizing and assigning attributes to these...
Original Source: Digitized Photograph Photographer: Michael Chan View Direction: southeast Shot From: Vesey Street File Size: 6,459,892 bytes (6.16 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, WTC 7, WTC 7 South Face, Near, WTC 7 East Face
Photographer: Scott Myers View Direction: east Shot From: 12 John St. Duration: 250.0267 File Size: 947,512,700 bytes (903.62 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:01:29
Topics: Building, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, Far, Other Building, Debris, WTC 1 East Face, WTC 2 East...
Shot From: Washington & Albany File Size: 507,072 bytes (495.19 KB)
Topic: No Tags
Photographer: Keith Lane Duration: 13.8133 File Size: 52,471,444 bytes (50.04 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Debris, Street, Outside, People, Street Debris, FDNY, FDNY Personnel
This collection contains the final reports for the Investigation into the collapses of the World Trade Center Towers (WTC 1 and WTC 2) and into the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7.)
Photographer: Keith Lane Duration: 11.2767 File Size: 42,862,716 bytes (40.88 MB)
Topics: Debris, Street, Street Debris
Original Source: Digital Copy of Original Photographer: Greg Semendinger View Direction: southwest Shot From: NYPD Helicopter File Size: 470,247 bytes (459.23 KB) Time Uncertainty: 4 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 10:22:45
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 West Face, Flames Visible, WTC 1, Plume, Other Building, Debris, WTC 7, WTC...
NIST Manuscript Publication Search This is the final report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers, conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act. This report describes how the aircraft impacts and subsequent fires led to the collapse of the towers after terrorists flew jet fuel laden commercial airliners into the buildings; whether the fatalities were low or high, including an evaluation of...
Source: http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=909017
View Direction: northwest Duration: 5.1717 File Size: 19,395,104 bytes (18.50 MB)
Topics: Building, WTC 1 North Face, WTC 1 West Face, WTC 1, People, Near, Inside
Photographer: Jack Taliercio Shot From: Church St. and Cortland St. Duration: 11.4767 File Size: 43,621,224 bytes (41.60 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Debris, Street, Street Debris
Original Source: Digital Copy of Original Photographer: Charles Marsh View Direction: south Shot From: Corner of Rector and West File Size: 81,354 bytes (79.45 KB) Time Uncertainty: 60 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:13:05
Topics: Debris, Street, Outside, People, Near, FDNY, FDNY Apparatus, Aircraft Debris
File Size: 479,554 bytes (468.31 KB)
Topic: No Tags
Duration: 10.21 File Size: 38,816,948 bytes (37.02 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Debris, Street, Street Debris
File Size: 57,328 bytes (55.98 KB)
Topic: WTC 7
Photographer: Luigi Cazzaniga Duration: 4.9033 File Size: 18,400,720 bytes (17.55 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:37:54
Topics: Street, Outside, People, NYPD Personnel, NYPD
Original Source: Uploaded from Web Photographer: Jennifer S. Attman View Direction: northeast File Size: 18,746 bytes (18.31 KB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:03:15
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 1, Plume, WTC 1 East Face, Thermal
Photographer: Keith Lane View Direction: east Duration: 5.0383 File Size: 19,220,236 bytes (18.33 MB)
Topics: Building, WTC 1, Far, WTC 1 East Face, Near, Falling Structural Objects
Original Source: Digital Copy of Original Photographer: Greg Semendinger View Direction: west Shot From: NYPD Helicopter File Size: 364,672 bytes (356.12 KB) Time Uncertainty: 4 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 10:22:24
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 West Face, Flames Visible, WTC 1, Plume, Other Building, Debris, People,...
Photographer: Jack Taliercio Shot From: Church St. near Cortland St. Duration: 13.0117 File Size: 49,437,000 bytes (47.15 MB)
Topics: Street, Outside, People, NYPD Personnel, NYPD
Photographer: Jack Taliercio Duration: 5.9383 File Size: 22,633,808 bytes (21.59 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Debris, Street, Street Debris
Photographer: Keith Lane View Direction: east Duration: 7.4067 File Size: 28,196,788 bytes (26.89 MB)
Topics: Building, WTC 1, WTC 1 East Face, Near, Falling Structural Objects
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Source: http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=101046
View Direction: east Duration: 36.8367 File Size: 139,708,960 bytes (133.24 MB)
Topics: Medium, WTC 1, Far, Other Building, WTC 1 East Face, Outside
Photographer: Rosbrook and Michaels View Direction: east Duration: 5.2383 File Size: 19,978,884 bytes (19.05 MB)
Topics: Building, WTC 1, Other Building, Debris, WTC 1 East Face, Street, Street Debris
Photographer: Jack Taliercio View Direction: northwest Shot From: West St. Duration: 10.2433 File Size: 38,943,296 bytes (37.14 MB)
Topics: Building, WTC 1 North Face, WTC 1 West Face, WTC 1, Far, Other Building, WTC 7 North Face, WTC 7,...
File Size: 520,927 bytes (508.72 KB)
Topic: No Tags
Shot From: Church St. and Cortland St. Duration: 13.88 File Size: 52,724,492 bytes (50.28 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Debris, Street, Outside, People, Street Debris
Photographer: Laganga (ed.) View Direction: south Shot From: Vesey St Duration: 73.54 File Size: 278,783,032 bytes (265.87 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Debris, WTC 7, Street, Outside, People, WTC 7 South Face, Collapse...
Photographer: Jack Taliercio Shot From: Vesey St. Duration: 14.1467 File Size: 53,735,620 bytes (51.25 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Debris, Street, Outside, People, Street Debris, FDNY, FDNY Apparatus,...
Original Source: Digital Copy of Original Photographer: Greg Semendinger View Direction: southwest Shot From: NYPD Helicopter File Size: 368,714 bytes (360.07 KB) Time Uncertainty: 4 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 10:22:35
Topics: Building, WTC 1 West Face, Flames Visible, WTC 1, Plume, Other Building, People, WTC 1 South Face,...
Original Source: Digitized Photograph Photographer: Chris Sorensen View Direction: southeast Shot From: Greenwich St. B/t Cedar and Liberty St. File Size: 816,925 bytes (797.78 KB) Time Uncertainty: 60 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 08:57:00
Topics: Flames Visible, Debris, Street, Near, Street Debris
Original Source: Digitized Photograph Photographer: Bob Boyle View Direction: northeast Shot From: City Hall Park File Size: 625,782 bytes (611.12 KB) Time Uncertainty: 2 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:24:37
Topics: Building, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 2 North Face, Plume, Far, Other Building, WTC 2 East Face
Photographer: Keith Lane Duration: 95.8617 File Size: 363,363,920 bytes (346.53 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Debris, Street, Outside, People, Street Debris, FDNY, FDNY Apparatus,...
Photographer: Unknown View Direction: south Shot From: Unknown Duration: 17.5833 File Size: 65,633,184 bytes (62.59 MB)
Topics: Medium, WTC 1 North Face, WTC 1 West Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far,...
View Direction: southwest Duration: 3.1683 File Size: 11,937,336 bytes (11.38 MB)
Topics: Medium, Building, Other Building, WTC 7, WTC 7 South Face, WTC 7 West Face
Original Source: Digital Copy of Original Photographer: Dave Thom View Direction: northwest Shot From: 6th street Jersey City, NJ File Size: 522,515 bytes (510.27 KB) Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 00:00:00
Topics: Building, WTC 1 North Face, WTC 1 West Face, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Plume, Far, Other...
Photographer: Jack Taliercio Shot From: Church St. and Vesey Duration: 54.7867 File Size: 207,727,568 bytes (198.10 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Debris, Street, Outside, People, Street Debris, FDNY, FDNY Apparatus,...
Duration: 5.005 File Size: 19,093,808 bytes (18.21 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Street, Outside, People, FDNY, FDNY Apparatus, FDNY Personnel
View Direction: northeast Shot From: Church St. and Dey St. Duration: 46.445 File Size: 176,121,032 bytes (167.96 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:02:55
Topics: Building, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far, Other Building, Debris, WTC 7 North...
Original Source: Digital Copy of Original Photographer: Greg Semendinger View Direction: north Shot From: NYPD Helicopter File Size: 313,432 bytes (306.09 KB) Time Uncertainty: 4 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 10:09:27
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 1, Plume, Other Building, Debris, Collapse...
Photographer: Kiederling Shot From: on street Duration: 45.1117 File Size: 168,176,824 bytes (160.39 MB)
Topics: Debris, Street, Outside, People, Street Debris, FDNY, FDNY Apparatus, NYPD Apparatus, NYPD,...
Photographer: Paul Corrigan View Direction: north File Size: 20,361 bytes (19.88 KB)
Topics: Building, WTC 1 North Face, WTC 1, Plume, Far, Other Building
View Direction: northeast Shot From: Church St. and Dey St. Duration: 22.8217 File Size: 86,607,968 bytes (82.60 MB)
Topics: Building, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 2 North Face, Far, Other Building, Debris, WTC 2 East Face,...
View Direction: northeast Shot From: Church St. and Dey St. Duration: 56.8567 File Size: 215,567,504 bytes (205.58 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:01:01
Topics: Medium, Building, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far, WTC 1 East Face, WTC 2 East...
File Size: 451,801 bytes (441.21 KB)
Topic: No Tags
Original Source: Digitized Photograph Photographer: Michael Chan View Direction: south Shot From: Vesey Street File Size: 6,588,907 bytes (6.28 MB)
Topics: Building, WTC 7, WTC 7 South Face, Near
Original Source: Digitized Photograph Photographer: Dawn McHale View Direction: south File Size: 72,304 bytes (70.61 KB) Time Uncertainty: 3 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:59:10
Topics: Building, WTC 1 West Face, Flames Visible, WTC 1, Plume, Far, Other Building, Debris, WTC 1 South...
Photographer: Abramson/Sabio View Direction: northeast Shot From: Worth St Duration: 152.085 File Size: 566,701,260 bytes (540.45 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:01:44
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far, Other...
Photographer: Unknown View Direction: north Shot From: Unknown Duration: 23.79 File Size: 88,752,168 bytes (84.64 MB) Time Uncertainty: 2 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:02:57
Topics: WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far, Other Building, WTC 7 North...
View Direction: east Shot From: FDR Drive near base of Brooklyn Bridge Duration: 46.0783 File Size: 174,730,300 bytes (166.64 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:16:13
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far, Other...
View Direction: northwest File Size: 59,681 bytes (58.28 KB) Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 00:00:00
Topics: Building, Plume, Far, Other Building, Debris, WTC 7 North Face, WTC 7, Collapse Debris, WTC 7 West...
Original Source: Digital Copy from Program Photographer: Johnathan Corum View Direction: north Shot From: Corner of Canal and Greene St.New York, NY File Size: 72,902 bytes (71.19 KB) Time Uncertainty: 60 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:02:00
Topics: Building, WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Plume, Far, Other...
File Size: 126,157 bytes (123.20 KB)
Topic: WTC 7
Original Source: Digital Copy of Original Photographer: David Liianca View Direction: southwest File Size: 442,891 bytes (432.51 KB) Time Uncertainty: 2 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:08:47
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 West Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, Plume, Other Building, WTC 1 South...
NIST Manuscript Publication Search This report describes how the fires that followed the impact of debris from the collapse of WTC 1 (the north tower) led to the collapse of WTC 7; an evaluation of the building evacuation and emergency response procedures; what procedures and practices were used in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the building; and areas in current building and fire codes, standards, and practices that warrant revision. Also in this report is a summary of...
Source: http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=861610
File Size: 118,894 bytes (116.11 KB)
Topic: WTC 7
Photographer: WNBC Helicopter View Direction: north Duration: 213.98 File Size: 810,962,648 bytes (773.39 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:37:04
Topics: Building, WTC 1 North Face, WTC 1 West Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far,...
Photographer: Jack Taliercio View Direction: east Shot From: Church St. and Fulton St. and then Broadway Duration: 49.615 File Size: 188,130,888 bytes (179.42 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:58:57
Topics: Building, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far, Other Building, Debris, WTC 1 East...
View Direction: northwest Duration: 13.7467 File Size: 52,218,772 bytes (49.80 MB)
Topics: WTC 1 North Face, WTC 1 West Face, WTC 1, Near, Inside
View Direction: east Shot From: FDR Drive near base of Brooklyn Bridge Duration: 17.5833 File Size: 66,758,324 bytes (63.67 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:32:24
Topics: Medium, Building, Flames Visible, WTC 1, Debris, WTC 1 East Face, Falling Structural Objects
Photographer: Mark Molesworth View Direction: north Shot From: Church and Canal street Duration: 28.595 File Size: 106,650,580 bytes (101.71 MB) Time Uncertainty: 2 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 08:56:11
Topics: WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 1, Debris, People, Near, Debris Inside Building, Falling...
Photographer: Rosbrook and Michaels View Direction: east Duration: 7.14 File Size: 27,185,448 bytes (25.93 MB)
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, WTC 1 East Face, WTC 2 East Face
Photographer: Jack Taliercio View Direction: northwest Shot From: Vesey St. and West St. Duration: 7.8067 File Size: 29,713,904 bytes (28.34 MB)
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 North Face, WTC 1 West Face, WTC 1, Other Building, People, Near, Falling
Photographer: Keith Lane View Direction: northeast Duration: 22.3217 File Size: 84,711,212 bytes (80.79 MB)
Topics: Building, WTC 1 North Face, WTC 1, Far, Other Building, Debris, Street, Outside, People, Street...
View Direction: northeast Duration: 35.0683 File Size: 133,008,116 bytes (126.85 MB)
Topics: WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far, Other Building, Debris, WTC...
Original Source: Digitized Photograph Photographer: Dawn McHale View Direction: south File Size: 64,382 bytes (62.87 KB)
Topics: Building, WTC 1, Plume, Far, Other Building, Debris, WTC 2 South Face, WTC 2 Collapse, Collapse...
File Size: 355,932 bytes (347.59 KB)
Topic: No Tags
Photographer: Jeff Sutch View Direction: northeast Shot From: West Broadway and Park PL. Duration: 87.0867 File Size: 330,113,952 bytes (314.82 MB)
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far, Other...
Photographer: Unknown View Direction: north Shot From: Unknown Duration: 4.3033 File Size: 16,163,404 bytes (15.41 MB) Time Uncertainty: 5 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:02:57
Topics: Building, WTC 1 North Face, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far, Other Building, Thermal, 2nd Plane...
Original Source: Digital Copy of Original Photographer: Johnson View Direction: north Shot From: Unknown File Size: 2,062,980 bytes (1.97 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:35:09
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Plume
Duration: 24.49 File Size: 91,362,388 bytes (87.13 MB)
Topics: Building, Other Building, Debris, Street, Outside, People, Collapse Debris
View Direction: northeast Duration: 5.9383 File Size: 22,253,904 bytes (21.22 MB) Time Uncertainty: 1 Date Recorded: 2001-09-11 09:58:53
Topics: Medium, Building, WTC 1 North Face, Flames Visible, WTC 2, WTC 1, WTC 2 North Face, Far, Other...
View Direction: north Shot From: Franklin Street and West Broadway Duration: 51.585 File Size: 195,592,256 bytes (186.53 MB)
Topics: Medium, Building, Far, WTC 7 North Face, WTC 7, Outside, People
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