Object Details
Description
Description: This scorched eagle finial from an office flagpole was recovered from the wreckage at the Pentagon.
Context: The Pentagon houses over 23,000 civilian and military employees, and is headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense. For the collecting curators, this damaged eagle, which once rested atop an office flagpole in the Pentagon, symbolically represents the U.S. military. After the attack the search-and-rescue effort was followed immediately by cleanup and reconstruction. Undaunted by the terrorist assault, some displaced workers were back in their offices less than one year after the attack.
Location
Currently on loan
ID Number
2002.0279.11
accession number
2002.0279
catalog number
2002.0279.11
Object Name
Flagpole Finial
Physical Description
aluminum (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 160 mm x 145 mm x 50 mm; 6 5/16 in x 5 11/16 in x 1 15/16 in
recovered
United States: Virginia, Pentagon
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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 Pentagon
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1193820