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

Recovery Site: United States: New York, Fresh KillsRecovered: United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center

Associated Subject: September 11 Terrorist AttacksRelated Event: Attack on the World Trade CenterSeptember 11th Attacks

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, 9/11, September 11

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2002.0238.05Accession Number: 2002.0238

Object Name: Sign

Measurements: overall: 35.6 cm x 14 cm x .5 cm; 14 1/32 in x 5 1/2 in x 3/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-63d9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1195304

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