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Commemorative objects

Photographer Robert Huber captures a vast collection of 9/11 keepsakes.

A sign that the collective memory of September 2001 is passing from trauma into history is evident in gift shops, where the past becomes merchandise and shared tragedy turns into kitsch. For all of the debate about an official memorial at the Trade Center site, each souvenir is, in its own way, a monument in miniature.

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