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photos below are a little memorial to the World Trade Center from
Alice Gander. |
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February
1986 |
My first
visit to New York City was in February 1986. I went to see
my best friend from college, Kim Williams. Among our many
excursions that weekend, we naturally went on top of the World
Trade Center. It was gray, cloudy and windy but it was still
breathtaking. Another tourist offered to take this picture
of the two of us. The Empire State Building is sticking up
between us. We also went in that wonderful building on that
weekend |
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June
1988 |
In June
1988, Joel and I were newlyweds and planning to move to France
later in the year. We took a long weekend and went to New
York City. We had a wonderful time at all the museums and,
of course, visited the World Trade Center. This photograph
shows the Brooklyn Bridge. |
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June 1988 |
Joel is looking
toward the Financial District from an observation level of the
World Trade Center. |
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June 1988 |
View north of
Manhattan. |
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June 1988 |
View of the Statue of
Liberty. |
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June 1988 |
View into the harbor |
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June 1988 |
Joel with the Statue
of Liberty to his right |
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June 1988 |
Alice with the Statue
of Liberty behind her. |
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June 1988 |
Alice with Manhattan
behind. |
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June 1988 |
Joel with Manhattan
behind |
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June 1988 |
Manhattan |
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June 1988 |
Washington Park, New
York City. |
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June 1988 |
The only photograph I
have taken during two trips to New York City that shows the World
Trade Center towers in the background. This is Joel Dobson
at a fountain in Washington Park. |
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June 1988 |
This photo has been
digitally altered to erase the World Trade Center towers. |
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June 1988 |
With/without.
This composite shows the original photo from Washington Park with
the two towers of the World Trade Center in the background, and
the digitally altered photograph with the World Trade Center
erased. In the first photo, you know you are in New York
City. In the second photo, it is much harder to get a feel
for the place. |
