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Fire fighters at Fire Station #3 on Highland Avenue in Birmingham, Alabama, standing at attention during a moment of silence honoring the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Roberts, Jeff

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According to notes accompanying the image, the men are W. Hughes Jr., Lieutenant T. K. Means, C. W. Garmon, and W. B. Driver. A press release from the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service announced a citywide observance on September 14: "At 10:30 today all Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service fire station personnel and apparatus will stand in front of their respective stations at attention with their sirens sounding for one minute to honor and salute our citizens who were victims in the attacks on New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania."
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4000 Ppi Tiff
Created Date:
2001 09 14
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Alabama Media Group Collection

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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Birmingham (Ala.)
  3. Commemoration
  4. Commemorations
  5. Driver, W. B
  6. Employment
  7. Fire Engines
  8. Fire Fighters
  9. Flags
  10. Garmon, C. W
  11. Hughes, W., Jr
  12. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  13. Means, T. K
  14. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  15. United States

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