Item 91842
Hiny photo category
WTC - Construction
WTC - Pre 9/11
Hiny photo comment
Does anybody know why the steel beams are red?
2002-06-07 17:29:30
2002-06-07 17:29:30
Beams
It's a rust proof paint.
The buildings took quite some time to erect meaning
and the raw steel would be exposed to the elements.
2002-06-07 19:35:40
It's a rust proof paint.
The buildings took quite some time to erect meaning
and the raw steel would be exposed to the elements.
2002-06-07 19:35:40
redrum
I have only seen the red beams twice: In this picture when the building were being built and when the building was destroyed, exposing the red as if it were blood...
2004-02-05 02:15:46
I have only seen the red beams twice: In this picture when the building were being built and when the building was destroyed, exposing the red as if it were blood...
2004-02-05 02:15:46
Hiny photo description
35mm color slide of pre-disaster view of WTC
Hiny photo submitted on
11/3/01
Source
digital image
Media Type
still image
Collection
Citation
“Item 91842,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/91842/.