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Police Car Door

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Object Details

Description

Description: This door panel was removed from a New York Police Department patrol car crushed by the falling debris of the World Trade Center.
Context: New York City police officers immediately responded to the attack on the World Trade Center. With the collapse of the buildings, the NYPD lost both officers and vehicles. This door panel was removed from a crushed patrol car. Many fire trucks, squad cars, taxis, delivery vehicles, and private automobiles were destroyed as the World Trade Center collapsed. Twenty-three NYPD officers were killed in their attempts to save World Trade Center tenants.
Description: This door panel was removed from a New York Police Department patrol car crushed by the falling debris of the World Trade Center.
Context: New York City police officers immediately responded to the attack on the World Trade Center. With the collapse of the buildings, the NYPD lost both officers and vehicles. This door panel was removed from a crushed patrol car. Many fire trucks, squad cars, taxis, delivery vehicles, and private automobiles were destroyed as the World Trade Center collapsed. Twenty-three NYPD officers were killed in their attempts to save World Trade Center tenants.
Description: This door panel was removed from a New York Police Department patrol car crushed by the falling debris of the World Trade Center.
Context: New York City police officers immediately responded to the attack on the World Trade Center. With the collapse of the buildings, the NYPD lost both officers and vehicles. This door panel was removed from a crushed patrol car. Many fire trucks, squad cars, taxis, delivery vehicles, and private automobiles were destroyed as the World Trade Center collapsed. Twenty-three NYPD officers were killed in their attempts to save World Trade Center tenants.

Location

Currently not on view

ID Number

2002.0238.02

catalog number

2002.0238.02

accession number

2002.0238

Object Name

Door

Measurements

overall: 71 cm x 142 cm x 20.4 cm; 27 15/16 in x 55 7/8 in x 8 1/16 in

recovery site

United States: New York, Fresh Kills

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

Attack on the World Trade Center
September 11th Attacks

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-62fd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1195301
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