Receipt
- Description
- MTA receipt dated September 11, 2001, for a single ride MetroCard fare. The receipt is timestamped 9:10 am with the location listed as 42nd Street – Times Square.
- Historical Notes
- On the morning of September 11, 2001, Jin-Sup Lee was covering Fashion Week at Bryant Park for the Staten Island Advance. He had with him his photography equipment as well as a step ladder to help him shoot within the crowded media areas. Upon hearing from another photojournalist that the North Tower had been hit by a plane, Lee decided to take the subway downtown to take photos for this breaking news story. After packing up his equipment, he made his way to the Times Square – 42 Street station and purchased a ticket, paying $3 in cash. The receipt of that transaction was time-stamped 9:10 a.m. approximately 7 minutes after hijacked Flight 175 had crashed into the South Tower, confirming that these were not accidents but a coordinated terrorist attack.
- Accession Number: C.2021.21.1
- Dimensions: 3.25 in X 2.5 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 8.255 cm X 6.35 cm
- Source: Jin-Sup Lee
- Credit Line: Gift of Jin S. Lee
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