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Loading ...Thomas E. Franklin (born 1966) is an American photographer for The Bergen Record, best known for his photograph Raising the Flag at Ground Zero, which depicts firefighters raising the American flag at the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
The flag-rasing photo was made shortly after 5 p.m on September 11, 2001. He was standing under a pedestrian walkway across the West Side Highway, which connected the World Trade Center to the World Financial Center at the northwest corner. Franklin said the firefighters were about 150 feet away from him and about 20 feet (6 meters) off the ground, while the debris was about 90 feet beyond that.
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Photographer: Thomas E. Franklin
Source: wikipedia.org
this photo is amazing!!!!
im all for patriotism but dont compare this to Iwo Jima
this picture makes me sad.
This pic still gives me chills.
somewhat reminiscent of Iwo Jima
American theatralic in its best.
What you all notice is that no one of the firefighters is using a mask. This is also what this picture is going to be famous for.
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beautiful photo. lovely capture of the moment.
I know it’s been said a million times, but this iconic snap is like the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. It represents everything the USA stands for:
Just gritty, hard-working Americans, doing what needs done.
Beautiful. The best photo of the early 2000s.
Rise again, and find strenght in it…………..
powerful picture!
amazing pic