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.

Transcript: POLICE SEMPER VOLANIS DEFENSE PROTECTIVE SERVICE 1987 DEFENSE PROTECTIVE SERVICE K-9 Division "Vito"Currently not on view
Description
Transcript: POLICE SEMPER VOLANIS DEFENSE PROTECTIVE SERVICE 1987 DEFENSE PROTECTIVE SERVICE K-9 Division "Vito"
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
2002
ID Number
2002.3073.01
nonaccession number
2002.3073
catalog number
2002.3073.01
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Location
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Date made
2001
ID Number
2002.0057.09
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Location
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ID Number
2002.0238.03
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Location
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maker
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
ID Number
2002.0056.04
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Location
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ID Number
2002.0254.04
Description: This poster depicting parts of an airliner’s flight recorder was produced to help law enforcement officers locate the missing "black boxes."Context: Police investigators combed the debris of the World Trade Center looking for personal objects and evidence about the h
Description
Description: This poster depicting parts of an airliner’s flight recorder was produced to help law enforcement officers locate the missing "black boxes."
Context: Police investigators combed the debris of the World Trade Center looking for personal objects and evidence about the hijacking. High on the list of things to find were the two flight recorders (“black boxes”) from each of the two planes that had been used to destroy the Twin Towers. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) created a poster to show all the law enforcement officers at the Staten Island recovery site, most of whom had never seen a flight recorder, what they should search for. No flight recorders were recovered from the World Trade Center debris.
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
2002.0057.10

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