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Bob and Barbara Krutzel were married at Windows on the World in 1976. They talk about their different religious backgrounds and how they came to the decision to be married at the WTC.

Bob and Barbara Krutzel were married at Windows on the World in 1976. They talk about a photo from their visit to the WTC with their two daughters, Jody and Danielle, on their 13th anniversary. The Krutzels had planned another visit to the WTC for…

Bob and Barbara Krutzel were married at Windows on the World in 1976. Here, they describe the changes they noticed in the restaurant's decor when they returned for their 20th anniversary dinner. Bob also describes the elevator ride to Windows on the…

Bob and Barbara Krutzel were married at Windows on the World in 1976, and Bob worked in the WTC during the early 1980s. When his office moved to Staten Island, he would look back at the towers during his commute. He always appreciated the clean…

Bob Krutzel describes his 1976 wedding at Windows on the World. He and his wife, Barbara, were about to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary there.

Bob and Barbara Krutzel were married at Windows on the World in 1976. They look at their wedding photos and describe the day.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses a conversation he had with engineer Ray Monti about how long the towers could have lasted.

These newsreels from the early 1960s document the struggle waged by small businessmen in Lower Manhattan against the Port Authority's plans to build the World Trade Center. The fight went all the way to the Supreme Court before the Port Authority…

Californian Greg Mix reads his family's annual Christmas letter. This year, inspired by the Sonic Memorial, the letter was about the WTC buildings. He talks about the construction of the buildings, the view, Windows on the World, and how the place…

This radio ad for "modern age" radios by Atwater Kent was broadcast in the 1930s.

Katy Kirby, a TV producer for a news magazine, tells about the camera and soundmen shooting video on 9/11. She recommends trying to track down some of these stories and suggests the possibility of a collaboration.

Californian Michael Moss plays the message from his brother in New York that woke him on the morning of September 11.

Inspector James Luongo of the New York Police is head of the recovery effort at Fresh Kills Landfill. He describes that work here. [WARNING: Graphic content!]

Frank Carbone recalls a phone message he received from a man living near the Lexington Avenue armory, who described how the families of the victims were gathering there.

WNYC's Mark Hilan broadcasts live at 9:03 a.m. as second plane crashes into the south tower. Several correspondents describe what they see.

Wally Siegel and his wife had their 25th wedding anniversary and vow renewal at Windows on the World--they've now been married for 42 years. Siegel describes being "married in the clouds."

Diane Ludin, one of the artists in residence at the WTC World Views Program, made ambient recordings of the WTC. This is the sound of a toy bomb ticking.

King Lamb worked at the WTC years ago and remembers hearing a soft creaking from the walls--the eerie sound of the building swaying in the wind.

Indiana resident Chris Countryman feels it is important for the archive to include the sounds of the towers collapsing.

St. Louis native Keith Nepper looks to the Gateway Arch as inspiration for rebuilding at Ground Zero. He points out that in the form of the arch, the two towers rely upon each other.