Firefighters on Nov. 12 rescued two window washers who became suspended 69 stories above the street while working at the newly completed 1 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.
In response, @NYTarchives posted on Twitter about a few such rescues in the past:
Today’s heroic window cleaner rescue is the latest of many such stories. A rescue from 1942: http://t.co/sRSLiK7yGC pic.twitter.com/wXjoS8b2VH
— NYT Archives (@NYTArchives) November 12, 2014
A Lens look at window washers over the years, including this 1972 rescue. http://t.co/AHBGv8M8df Photo Robert Walker pic.twitter.com/2dJGXdXEfa
— NYT Archives (@NYTArchives) November 12, 2014
In 1950, a cook lead the window cleaner rescue team. http://t.co/IWlIp6PqCS pic.twitter.com/bTHQXK2TbA
— NYT Archives (@NYTArchives) November 12, 2014
Related Resources
- 1942 Article | Human Chain Saves Man (PDF)
- 1950 Article | Cleaner Clings to 16th Story Window (PDF)
- City Room Blog | Answers From a Window Cleaner, Part 1 and Part 2
- Lens Blog Photographs | Glass in Front, Clouds Below
- Learning Network Poetry Pairing | “Window Washer” + “Glass in Front, Clouds Below”
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