US Publishes Unseen Photos of 9/11 by Dick Cheney’s Staff Photographer

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The United States has published a new collection of photographs taken in the aftermath of the September 11th, 2001, attacks by Dick Cheney’s staff photographer. It’s a set of images showing Cheney, George W. Bush, and other prominent officials in the President’s Emergency Operations Center bunker.

356 photos were uploaded to a Flickr gallery created by The U.S. National Archives. The release comes in response to a Freedom of Information Act request that was filed by PBS’ FRONTLINE.

Here’s a selection of the photos showing how officials responded immediately after the terrorist attacks that day:

Vice President Cheney Watches Television
Vice President Cheney Watches Television
Vice President Cheney Watches Television
Vice President Cheney Watches Television
Vice President Cheney Talks with Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
Vice President Cheney Talks with Chief of Staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby
Vice President Cheney and Lynne Cheney Depart the White House on Marine Two
Vice President Cheney and Lynne Cheney Depart the White House on Marine Two
Vice President Cheney Aboard Marine Two
Vice President Cheney Aboard Marine Two
Vice President Cheney in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Vice President Cheney in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
President Bush with Vice President Cheney and Senior Staff in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
President Bush with Vice President Cheney and Senior Staff in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Vice President Cheney with Lynne Cheney and Senior Staff in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Vice President Cheney with Lynne Cheney and Senior Staff in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Vice President Cheney with Senior Staff in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Vice President Cheney with Senior Staff in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
CIA Director George Tenet Listens to President Bush's Address in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
CIA Director George Tenet Listens to President Bush’s Address in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Senior Staff Listen to President Bush's Address in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Senior Staff Listen to President Bush’s Address in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
President Bush with Vice President Cheney and Senior Staff in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
President Bush with Vice President Cheney and Senior Staff in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
President Bush with Vice President Cheney and Senior Staff in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
President Bush with Vice President Cheney and Senior Staff in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Secretary of State Colin Powell in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Secretary of State Colin Powell in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Vice President Cheney with Senior Staff in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Vice President Cheney with Senior Staff in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Vice President Cheney with Laura Bush and Lynne Cheney in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Vice President Cheney with Laura Bush and Lynne Cheney in the President’s Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
Vice President Cheney at Camp David
Vice President Cheney at Camp David

You can view the entire set of 356 photos in this gallery on Flickr.

(via The U.S. National Archives via DPReview)

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