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• Bolivar Arellano of the New York Post, observed that Biggart was photographing the

second tower before it fell, and that Biggart was closer than any other photographer, and

closer than Arellano felt was safe. Bill Biggart took his last photo at

10:28:24 am EST, about 20 minutes after his phone call with his wife. At 10:28 am, the

North Tower collapsed. The falling debris from the tower killed Biggart. His last

photograph was presented as a highlight of the 2002 exhibit at the National Museum of

American History. In the days following the tower's collapse, Biggart was reported among

the missing. His wife searched for him at news agencies and hospitals. Four days later, his
remains and camera equipment were recovered from the tower debris.

• Biggart took over 300 photographs of the event, 154 of which Biggart's friend,

photographer Chip East, was able to recover from Biggart's digital storage devices, and

which have become part of the exhibits of Biggart's most well-known photographs.

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