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.

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
2001
maker
Maniilaq Association
ID Number
2002.0236.02
catalog number
2002.0236.02
accession number
2002.0236
This light blue fabric banner hung in the lobby of one of the towers of the World Trade Center. The banner has half circles cut throughout for wind circulation.
Description (Brief)
This light blue fabric banner hung in the lobby of one of the towers of the World Trade Center. The banner has half circles cut throughout for wind circulation. This banner was found in the ruins, between the two towers, by firefighter Joseph O'Toole of the New York City Fire Department.
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
2004.0100.01
accession number
2004.0100
catalog number
2004.0100.01
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
2001
maker
Oak Park Elementary
ID Number
2002.0236.01
catalog number
2002.0236.01
accession number
2002.0236

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