Object Details
manufacturer
Bulova Corp
Description
In a house being torn apart by hurricane winds, this clock stopped at 9:27. The eye of Katrina passed over the Gulf Coast at approximately 9:45 on the morning of Sunday, August 29, 2005. At 9:27, the eye wall's ferocious eastern wind bands were just reaching out for the seaside residential community of Waveland, Mississippi. Smithsonian collectors found the clock in a field. Nearby uprooted trees and leveled houses told the tale of what happened before and after this timepiece left the kitchen wall on which it once ticked.
Location
Currently not on view
Associated Date
2005-08-2005-09
ID Number
2005.0284.02
accession number
2005.0284
catalog number
2005.0284.02
Object Name
clock, wall
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 14 in x 12 in x 2 in; 35.56 cm x 30.48 cm x 5.08 cm
Place Made
United States: Mississippi, Waveland
referenced
United States: Mississippi
United States: Mississippi, Waveland
Related Publication
Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
Hurricane Katrina
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1313380