Collected Dust
- Description
- Semiopaque cylindrical film canister with a small amount of fine gray dust inside.
- Historical Notes
- Immediately after the collapse of the Twin Towers, layers of thick gray dust and ash coated streets, vehicles, windows, and the interiors of homes and offices throughout lower Manhattan. The dust was a presence for months. Some people collected dust in an impulse to preserve and document what they experienced.
- Accession Number: C.2011.83.5
- Dimensions: 2.125 in X 1.312 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 5.3975 cm X 3.33248 cm
- Source: Bruno Dellinger
- Credit Line: Gift of Bruno G. Dellinger
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