How a Squeegee Handle Became a Life-Saving Tool on September 11, 2001, At the Smithsonian
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Peril, and Daring, at 1 World Trade Center as Window Washers Are Trapped - The New York Times
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Robinson-Solutions Professional Window Cleaning: How a Squeegee Handle Became a Life-Saving Tool on September 11, 2001
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Robinson-Solutions Professional Window Cleaning: The Window Cleaners Escape - A 9/11 Story
Smithsonian September 11 Collections
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Timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks - Wikipedia
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At The Age Of (Insert Big Number), She Realised …, by Deborah Sloan
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In 9/11 Museum: a Life-Saving Squeegee
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Thirty-One Smithsonian Artifacts That Tell the Story of 9/11, At the Smithsonian
Smithsonian September 11 Collections