Arlington Remembers: Arlington in the Aftermath - Photo Archive
More photos and other archival records relating to 9/11 are part of the Library's archives, available through the Virginia Room.
See a selection of archival photos taken at the scene by Captain Michael Defina of the Reagan National Airport Fire & Rescue Department.
Photos below show the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, and the days following.
The Pentagon, looking northeast with the Washington Monument in the distance. April, 1998.
(Dept. of Defense photo*)
First responders on the scene.
Fort Myer Foam 161 [caught fire and suffered a flat tire from falling debris.]
Penetration through the inner wall of the Pentagon's C Ring.
Internal damage to the Pentagon.
Evacuation by helicopter.
The Pentagon is on fire.
ACSO & Pentagon military personnel assist injured victims.
External damage.
The destruction caused by the event was immediate and catastrophic.
Firefighters battle stubborn fires through the night at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
(Dept. of Defense photo**)
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This one-meter resolution satellite image of the Pentagon was collected at 11:46 a.m. EDT on Sept. 12, 2001.
Source: Space Imaging***
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The Pentagon, the night after the attack. (Arlington County photo)
September 12, 2001 -- Firefighters and military personnel unfurl the American flag. (FEMA photo****)
Photo source( unless otherwise specified): Arlington County After-Action Report on the Response to the September 11 Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon.
* by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond: www.defenselink.mil as DF-ST-87-06962
** by Helene C. Stikkel (Released) 010911-D-2987S-198
*** Source: Space Imaging
**** FEMA
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