Elevator Emergency Sign

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Object Details

Description (Brief)

This elevator emergency sign was recovered from the World Trade Center after September 11, 2001. It is rectangular in shape and has a hole cut out of the center for the emergency button used by the fire department. The sign reads “In Case Of Fire, Elevators Are Out Of Service.” The 99 elevators were normally the lifeblood of the World Trade Center, but during the September 11th attacks many workers were trapped inside. This sign was recovered from the debris at the Staten Island recovery site at Fresh Kills.

Location

Currently on loan

ID Number

2002.0238.05

accession number

2002.0238

catalog number

2002.0238.05

Object Name

Sign

Measurements

overall: 35.6 cm x 14 cm x .5 cm; 14 1/32 in x 5 1/2 in x 3/16 in

recovery site

United States: New York, Fresh Kills

recovered

United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center

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

Attack on the World Trade Center

September 11th Attacks

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-63d9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1195304