Object Details
Description
Description: This wallet belonged to Jan Maciejewski, a Polish immigrant who was a waiter at Windows on the World, located in the 107th floor of the North Tower.
Context: Jan hadn’t been scheduled to work the morning shift on September 11, 2001, but had agreed to fill in for a friend. 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. Jan’s wallet was found in the debris; it contained $32 in burnt bills, 12 business cards, an address book and card holder.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Mary Maciejewski in loving memory of her husband Jan Maciejewski
ID Number
2004.0269.01
accession number
2004.0269
catalog number
2004.0269.01
Object Name
Wallet
Measurements
overall: 9 cm x 12 cm x 3 cm; 3 9/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 1 3/16 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_1287604