Bronze Monument of Firefighters raising the flag over ground zero on 9/11/01
This bronze is sculpted after the famous photo
by Thomas E. Franklin of the New Jersey Record.
3 times life-size Colossal Bronze Fire Fighter Monument
Sculpture is Located at the National Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial
Located in Emmitsburg, Maryland
Sculpted by Stan Watts and Kim Corpany
After the tragic events of 9/11/01 brought on by terrorist attacks, the people of the United States of America were in shock.
As rescuers from across the nation worked to save those who were still alive amidst the wreckage of the World Trade Center,
a flag was raised by three firemen.
They did it as a symbol of hope to help themselves and their fellow rescuers to go on amidst the destruction.
They did not realize they were being photographed at the time.
But Thomas E. Franklin, a photographer for the New Jersey Record saw and captured an image of that flag being raised which went on
to remind the people of the entire country that
We are United.
The 1/4th life-size maquette of this bronze is available for $19,900
An elegant walnut pedestal is also available.
Limited Edition of 250 pieces
Available in full color patina or in traditional french brown patina.
The 1/4th life-size bronze maquette of this monument is available for $19,900.
An beautiful walnut pedestal for the bronze sculpture is also available.
Limited Edition Sculpture of 250 pieces
Available in full color patina or in traditional french brown patina.
Copyright permission to create this monument in the likeness of the photo “Three Firefighters Raising the American Flag on 9/11”
U.S. Copyright Registration No. VA-1-014-297 granted by North Jersey Media Group Inc. and The Bravest Fund.
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In the words of The New Jersey record about the photo:
Sept. 11, 2001 –the end of the world as we knew it.
But in the chaos and rubble where the World Trade Center no longer stood, Record photographer Thomas E. Franklin captured an unforgettable image of hope –three firefighters raising the American flag. Standing defiantly against the gray and white landscape of devastation, these dust - covered men and the vivid red, white, and blue of Old Glory instantly became a symbol of American patriotism. The Record’s photo of these three heroic rescuers -Brooklyn-based firefighters George Johnson of Rockaway Beach, Dan McWilliams of Long Island (both from Ladder 157), and Billy Eisengrein of Staten Island (Rescue 2) -also became a global message that life, and America, would go on. The photo, which appeared Sept. 12 in The Record, has since graced the pages of many other newspapers as well as national newsmagazines. Network television has repeatedly
displayed the photo during its round-the-clock disaster coverage, comparing it to the famous image of Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima during World War II. Franklin, an eight year veteran of The Record, took the photo late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, after spending many hours at the scene. He was walking toward
the debris of the World Trade Center when he spotted the firefighters.
“The shot immediately felt important to me,” Franklin said.
“It said something to me about the strength of the American people and about the courage of all the firefighters who, in the face of this horrible disaster,
had a job to do in battling the unimaginable.” |
