Jan Maciejewski Wallet
Jan Maciejewski Wallet
- Description
- Description: This wallet belonged to Jan Maciejewski, a Polish immigrant who was a waiter at Windows on the World, located in the 107th floor of the North Tower.
- Context: Jan hadn’t been scheduled to work the morning shift on September 11, 2001, but had agreed to fill in for a friend. According to newspaper reports, 99 percent of the people below the points of impact survived. Yet for those above the impact zones or trapped in elevators, there was no escape. Jan’s wallet was found in the debris; it contained $32 in burnt bills, 12 business cards, an address book and card holder.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Wallet
- recovered
- United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center
- Measurements
- overall: 9 cm x 12 cm x 3 cm; 3 9/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 1 3/16 in
- ID Number
- 2004.0269.01
- accession number
- 2004.0269
- catalog number
- 2004.0269.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mary Maciejewski
- subject
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks
- September 11th Attacks
- Attack on the World Trade Center
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, 9/11
- September 11
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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