Object Details
maker
City of Mountain View
Description
Description: This book contains over 300 messages and drawings from the citizens of Mountain View, California.
Context: Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, people across the nation and around the world sought ways to express their condolences and solidarity. Many communities held candlelight vigils, built memorials, and compiled books of remembrance.
The city of Mountain View, California, collected thoughts by local residents and drawings by area children. Over 300 of these thoughts were bound into a single volume. The book represents one town’s efforts to cope with the horror of the attack and come closer together as a community.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
2001-2002
ID Number
2003.0143.01
accession number
2003.0143
catalog number
2003.0143.01
Object Name
Remembrance Book
Measurements
overall: 32 cm x 31 cm x 4 cm; 12 5/8 in x 12 3/16 in x 1 9/16 in
See more items in
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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1272976