Object Details
maker
Motorola Inc.
Description
Description: This beeper belonged to Goumatie Thackurdeen, an employee at Fiduciary Trust Corp, which was housed in the 97th floor of the South tower. The beeper was recovered from the debris of the World Trade Center.
Context: When the first plane crashed into the North Tower, people in the South Tower could see falling debris and feel the heat of the explosion. Employees of Fiduciary Trust assessed the situation and began evacuating. Before leaving, Goumatie called her mother to say she was exiting the office.
People began streaming into the stairwell. Shortly thereafter, a plane crashed into the South Tower, impacting the 78th-84th floors. 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. Goumatie was one of 87 Fiduciary Trust employees killed in the attacks.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Raj B. and Rambascia Thackurdeen in memory of Goutmatie Thackurdeen
Date made
2000
ID Number
2004.0268.01
accession number
2004.0268
catalog number
2004.0268.01
Object Name
Beeper
Measurements
overall: 9 cm x 6 cm x 2.5 cm; 3 9/16 in x 2 3/8 in x in
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
September 11th Attacks
Attack on the World Trade Center
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1287552