73rd Floor Indicator

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

These floor signs hung on the exterior of the elevator door frames in the World Trade Center. The 73rd Floor indicator is rectangular and painted black with the number and Braille equivalent in raised silver. It was recovered from the debris at the Staten Island recovery site at Fresh Kills.

Location

Currently on loan

ID Number

2002.0238.06.03

accession number

2002.0238

catalog number

2002.0238.06.03

Object Name

Floor indicator

Measurements

overall: 9.5 cm x 6.4 cm x .2 cm; 3 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 1/16 in

recovery site

United States: New York, Fresh Kills

recovered

United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11

September 11

Data Source

National Museum of American History

associated subject

September 11 Terrorist Attacks

related event

Attack on the World Trade Center

September 11th Attacks

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-63db-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1195308