The National September 11 Collection
The collections we present on this site represent a work in progress. Early collections embody the best efforts of staff across the National Museum of American History to document and preserve a wide range of stories about September 11. Recent collecting efforts have integrated a more collaborative community-based approach to find underrepresented and unknown stories. Each object, as material evidence of the attacks and their immediate aftermath, is a piece of a large and complex story. The collections will grow as we gain historical perspective and a greater understanding of the events of September 11.
La Colección Nacional 11 de Septiembre
La colección que presentamos en este sitio es una obra en progreso. Las primeras recopilaciones plasman los mejores esfuerzos del personal del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana por documentar y preservar una amplia gama de relatos acerca del 11 de septiembre. Los esfuerzos de colección recientes han integrado un enfoque más colaborativo, de base comunitaria, en busca de historias desconocidas o poco representadas. Cada objeto, como evidencia material de los ataques y su secuela inmediata, es un pedazo de una historia larga y compleja. Las colecciones crecerán a medida que ampliemos la perspectiva histórica y la comprensión de los eventos.
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Mity-Thin
- Location
- Currently not on view
- maker
- Tandy Corporation
- ID Number
- 2002.0055.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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World Trade Center Key Chain Ornament
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2002.0238.20
- accession number
- 2002.0238
- catalog number
- 2002.0238.20
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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'Greeter' Uniform Skirt
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1990s
- maker
- UTY Apparel
- ID Number
- 2002.0239.12
- accession number
- 2002.0239
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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1st Floor Indicator, World Trade Center
- Location
- Currently on loan
- ID Number
- 2002.0238.06.04
- accession number
- 2002.0238
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Police Seach Dog Harness
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1990s
- ID Number
- 2002.0019.01
- accession number
- 2002.0019
- catalog number
- 2002.0019.01
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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9/11 Police Officers Helmet
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2002.0238.07
- catalog number
- 2002.0238.07
- accession number
- 2002.0238
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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'Greeter' Uniform Jacket
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1990s
- maker
- UTY Apparel
- ID Number
- 2002.0239.11
- accession number
- 2002.0239
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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FDNY poster
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2002.0254.04
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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searchlight
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 2001
- maker
- UNK
- ID Number
- 2002.0019.03
- accession number
- 2002.0019
- catalog number
- 2002.0019.03
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Ironworker's Tape Measure
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2002.0054.08
- catalog number
- 2002.0054.08
- accession number
- 2002.0054
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Police Helmet, Port Authority
- Location
- Currently not on view
- maker
- Cairns & Brother
- ID Number
- 2002.0056.03
- accession number
- 2002.0056
- catalog number
- 2002.0056.03
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Poster, Port Authority Memorial
- Location
- Currently not on view
- maker
- Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
- ID Number
- 2002.0056.04
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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"North" air filter mask
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2012.3069.02
- nonaccession number
- 2012.3069
- catalog number
- 2012.3069.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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"Caution" sticker
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2012.3069.03
- catalog number
- 2012.3069.03
- nonaccession number
- 2012.3069
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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"Basic" goggles
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2012.3069.04
- nonaccession number
- 2012.3069
- catalog number
- 2012.3069.04
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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"Basic" goggles
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2012.3069.05
- nonaccession number
- 2012.3069
- catalog number
- 2012.3069.05
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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clipboard
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2012.3069.06
- nonaccession number
- 2012.3069
- catalog number
- 2012.3069.06
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Ironworker's Shoes
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2002.0054.02
- accession number
- 2002.0054
- catalog number
- 2002.0054.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Elevator Emergency Sign
- Description (Brief)
- This elevator emergency sign was recovered from the World Trade Center after September 11, 2001. It is rectangular in shape and has a hole cut out of the center for the emergency button used by the fire department. The sign reads “In Case Of Fire, Elevators Are Out Of Service.” The 99 elevators were normally the lifeblood of the World Trade Center, but during the September 11th attacks many workers were trapped inside. This sign was recovered from the debris at the Staten Island recovery site at Fresh Kills.
- Location
- Currently on loan
- ID Number
- 2002.0238.05
- accession number
- 2002.0238
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Airplane Fuselage Window Fragment
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2002.0057.03
- accession number
- 2002.0057
- catalog number
- 2002.0057.03
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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