Female Firefighter Doll, World Trade Center: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Description: This doll caricature of a female firefighter was recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center.

Context: A popular tourist destination and retail space, the World Trade Center had many stores. On the observation deck located on the 107th floor of the south tower were three souvenir shops, and in the underground arcade connecting the towers was a mall with over 70 shops. While the identity of the store that was selling this toy remains a mystery, the doll itself is a sad reminder of the many rescue workers who perished in the towers’ collapse

Materials, dates and provenance

• Object Name: Doll
• Measurements: overall: 31 cm x 20 cm x 3.5 cm; 12 3/16 in x 7 7/8 in x 1 3/8 in
• recovery site: United States: New York, Fresh Kills
• recovered: United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center
• associated subject: September 11 Terrorist Attacks
• related event: Attack on the World Trade Center
• related event: September 11th Attacks
• ID Number: 2002.0238.08
• accession number: 2002.0238
• catalog number: 2002.0238.08
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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