The Tiffany & Co. “Globe Crystal Paperweight,” 4” diameter, first
appeared in a sales catalog for corporate customers in 1990. It cost
$550 to purchase.
Global trade became increasingly important in the late 20th century but can result in problems if not handled well. This chipped and scratched paperweight is an icon of globalism gone wrong. It was recovered from the debris of the World Trade Center following the attacks on September 11, 2001. While the terrorists sought to destroy the Trade Center as a symbolic attack on American Capitalism, in fact the glass paper weight survived. Chipped and damaged, the paperweight, like American business, rose from the ashes of September 11 to carry on.
This bag contains a synthetic cadaver scent to help keep search dogs on their task. This cadaver scent bag was used at the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001 by Trooper Rick Scranton and his German shepherd, Theo, from the New York State Police K-9 Unit. The bag is a soiled white canvas pouch that has a Velcro closure at the top of the bag.
Description: This firefighter's pry bar, known as an officer’s tool, was carried by New York Fire Department's Lt. Kevin Pfeifer, who was killed in the World Trade Center collapse.
Context: When the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center, the New York Fire Department immediately responded. Officers set up a command center in the lobby of the north tower and sent firefighters up the stairs to rescue the trapped occupants and extinguish the raging fires. When the towers collapsed, numerous trucks were crushed, and 343 members of the New York Fire Department were killed, including Lt. Kevin Pfeifer.
Colonel Mark Volk's uniform beret was left on his desk while he helped clear areas in the Pentagon. The eagle insignia, now tarnished and discolored, shows heat damage from the fire.