Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
I Survived Terror at the Towers
Title
I Survived Terror at the Towers
Object name
T-shirt
Date
1993
Medium
Cotton, polyester
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 32 in. ( 76.2 x 81.3 cm )
Description
Gray cotton and polyester t-shirt printed in black with image of the World Trade Center and "I SURVIVED TERROR AT THE TOWERS".
Credit Line
Gift of Allen Baird
Object Number
2003.40.1
Gallery Label
This t-shirt was purchased one or two days after the first bombing of the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993 by Allen Baird, a trader on the Cotton Exchange located in the twin towers. He was evacuated from the building when the bomb, located in the underground parking garage, exploded and smoke began entering the exchange rooms.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
