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Motorola Pager

American History Museum

Pager used by Jonathan Briley, September 11, 2001.
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Object Details

maker

Motorola Inc.

Description

Description: A personal beeper that belonged to Jonathan Eric Briley, who worked at Windows on the World restaurant.
Context: Jonathan Eric Briley worked as an audiovisual technician at Windows on the World, a restaurant located on the 106th and 107th floors of the North Tower. Every morning he would watch the sun rise over New York City from atop the tower. On September 11, 2001, terrorists flew a hijacked planed into the North Towers of the World Trade Center, impacting floors 94-98. His personal beeper, ID card, and ring of keys were recovered with his remains.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gwendolyn Briley-Strand

ID Number

2004.0203.01

accession number

2004.0203

catalog number

2004.0203.01

Object Name

Pager

Physical Description

plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 7.5 cm x 5.5 cm x 3 cm; 2 15/16 in x 2 3/16 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

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-8574-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1278167
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