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Film, Video Excerpts of Carol L. Paukner oral history interview conducted by Janet Lavelle, April 16, 2010

About this Item

Title

  • Excerpts of Carol L. Paukner oral history interview conducted by Janet Lavelle, April 16, 2010

Names

  • Lavelle, Janet (Interviewer)
  • Paukner, Carol L. (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Stony Brook, New York, April 16, 2010

Headings

  • -  September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • -  World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001)
  • -  First responders
  • -  Rescue work
  • -  Terrorism--United States
  • -  Transit police
  • -  Oral histories
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Video recordings
  • -  United States -- New York -- New York

Genre

  • Oral histories
  • Interviews
  • Video recordings

Notes

  • -  Summary: Carol L. Paukner, a New York City Transit officer, and her partner were assigned the Broadway and Nassau Street Station, located about one block away from the World Trade Center. She discusses her experiences responding to emergencies on September 11, 2001. Carol was inside the South Tower when it was struck by United Airlines Flight 175 and collapsed. In January 2003, Carol was awarded the Medal of Valor for her efforts.

Medium

  • 1 moving image file (mp4): digital

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call Number: AFC 2015/048: 004

Source Collection

  • Benjamin Luft collection of 9-11 oral histories (AFC 2015/048)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Credit line

Benjamin Luft collection of 9-11 oral histories (AFC 2015/048), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Chicago citation style:

Lavelle, Janet, and Carol L Paukner. Excerpts of Carol L. Paukner oral history interview conducted by Janet Lavelle. Stony Brook, New York, 2010. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2015048_004_Vignette/.

APA citation style:

Lavelle, J. & Paukner, C. L. (2010) Excerpts of Carol L. Paukner oral history interview conducted by Janet Lavelle. Stony Brook, New York. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2015048_004_Vignette/.

MLA citation style:

Lavelle, Janet, and Carol L Paukner. Excerpts of Carol L. Paukner oral history interview conducted by Janet Lavelle. Stony Brook, New York, 2010. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2015048_004_Vignette/>.