Photos: A Look Back At How The City Saw The Twin Towers - Photo Gallery

Photos: A Look Back At How The City Saw The Twin Towers

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(Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>) — (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>)
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Photo courtesy of <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">the MCNY</a> — Photo courtesy of <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">the MCNY</a>
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Henry Druding, the Senior Resident Engineer of World Trade Center, with objects found at site. 1968. (Photo courtesy of <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">the MCNY</a>) — Henry Druding, the Senior Resident Engineer of World Trade Center, with objects found at site. 1968. (Photo courtesy of <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">the MCNY</a>)
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George Willig climbing one of the towers, May 1977 (Photos courtesy of <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">the MCNY</a>) — George Willig climbing one of the towers, May 1977 (Photos courtesy of <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">the MCNY</a>)
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George Willig after he made it to the top of the WTC, May 1977 (Photo courtesy of <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">the MCNY</a>) — George Willig after he made it to the top of the WTC, May 1977 (Photo courtesy of <a href="http://collections.mcny.org/">the MCNY</a>)
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From Lispenard Street between Church Street and Broadway (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://nypl.org</a>) — From Lispenard Street between Church Street and Broadway (Photo courtesy of the <a href="http://nypl.org</a>)
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In 1971 — In 1971
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In 1971 — In 1971
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From Battery Park sand dunes (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>) — From Battery Park sand dunes (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>)
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From Hell Gate Bridge (also: !!!!!!) (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>) — From Hell Gate Bridge (also: !!!!!!) (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>)
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(Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>) — (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>)
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From Liberty Island (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>) — From Liberty Island (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>)
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(Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>) — (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>)
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(Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>) — (Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157600382734172/">Steven Siegel</a>)
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