1000 words behind the photo
Behind the camera: BBC footage Screen Capture Where: Iranian Embassy – 16 Princes Gate, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom Photo Summary: John ‘Mac’ McAleese leading SAS Team 1 into the building Picture Taken: May 5, 1980 The Siege of the Iranian Embassy, located at 16 Princes Gate London, began at 1130 AM on April 30th, […]
Behind the camera: Hibernia Bank security cameras Where: Sunset District branch of the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco Photo Summary: Patricia Campbell Hearst, known at the time as Tania, wielding a modified M1 Carbine with MP-40 stock and shortened barrel during a bank robbery. Picture Taken: Robbery took place at 9:40 A.M. April 15, 1974 […]
Behind the camera: Lester LaRue and Charles Porter took almost the same picture Where: Outside the wreckage of the bombed out Alfred P. Murrah Federal government Building, Oklahoma, USA Photo Summary: Oklahoma City fire Capt. Chris Fields holding Baylee Almon Picture Taken: April 19, 1995 At 9:02, on April 19, 1995, Gulf War vet, Timothy […]
Behind the camera: Lyle Owerko Where: Close to the WTC complex, New York City, America Photo Summary: Seconds after United Airlines Flight 175 smashed into the South WTC Tower (2 WTC) at 9:03 AM. Picture Taken: Minutes after 9:00 AM September 11, 2001 On September 11, 2001, Lyle Owerko was resting after a gruelling trip […]
Behind the camera: Thomas E. Franklin of The Bergen Record Where: Thomas E. Franklin said he was standing under a pedestrian walkway across the West Side Highway that connected the center to the World Financial Center, located at the northwest corner of the World Trade Center site. Franklin said the firefighters were about 150 yards […]
Behind the camera: Kurt Strumpf Where: Israeli apartment in the Munich Olympic village Photo Summary: The terrorist was never identified and could have been any of 8 hostage takers: Luttif Afif (Issa), the leader, his deputy Yusuf Nazzal (Tony), and junior members Afif Ahmed Hamid (Paolo), Khalid Jawad (Salah), Ahmed Chic Thaa (Abu Halla), Mohammed […]