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One photo can unlock a treasure trove of history

Having the chance to volunteer at the Whiting Museum often makes one feel like an excavator. While we toil, scanning and putting vast amounts of information into a computer-designed museum program, we often come upon interesting items about Whiting of which we knew nothing.

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Firefighters on a Dusty Street

Firefighters equipped with masks move down a street covered in ash following the devastation in New York City following the 9/11 attacks in this photograph included in the Ground Zero 360˚ exhibit open now through Jan. 1, 2012, at the Field Museum in Chicago.

American Flag on Building

An American flag is displayed from a building near Ground Zero in New York in one of the photographs documenting the immediate response following the Sept. 11, 001 World Trade Center attacks in Ground Zero 360˚, an exhibit featured now through Jan. 1, 2012 at Field Museum in Chicago.

Two Cops on Broadway

Police officers and other rescue workers included masks as part of their necessary uniforms to protect them from ash and debris during the aftermath in New York City on 9/11, as depicted in photographs in the Ground Zero 360˚ exhibit on display until Jan. 1, 2012, at Field Museum in Chicago.

Remembering the responders: Field Museum's 'Ground Zero 360˚' exhibit a revealing look at 9/11 aftermath

Organizers for the Field Museum's observance of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks agreed the historical property along Lake Shore Drive should offer a moving tribute spanning both "inside and out" of the building's stately column facade.

'LaPorte' documentary unspools at Indy filmfest

The documentary "LaPorte, Indiana" will screen July 17 at the Indianapolis International Film Festival. "We couldn't have found a more appropriate festival to premiere our film," says Jason Bitner, who compiled the book that inspired the movie.