Business Card
- Description
- Aon Risk Services Commercial Surety Services business card for Frank John Niestadt, Jr. The business card identifies Frank J. Niestadt as Senior Vice President, Director of Operations, at Aon Risk Services, Inc. of New York at Two World Trade Center.
- Historical Notes
- Born in Germany, Frank Niestadt lived in Ronkonkoma on Long Island with his wife, Rose. The couple had raised a daughter. Frank was a senior vice president and director of operations at Aon Corporation, where clients admired his attention to detail. On September 11, Frank was at work on the South Tower’s 98th floor. He was 55 years old.
Curator's Comment
Business cards were ubiquitous survivors of the 9/11 attacks. Most of those in the Museum’s collection were found in recovered wallets and pocketbooks, or retrieved from the paper debris that fell from the towers. Their variety is indicative of the multiplicity of companies and activities anchored at the World Trade Center.
Victims’ relatives and employees of businesses formerly located at the World Trade Center have also donated pristine business cards found at home or in jacket pockets after September 11, 2001. Such cards were often retained as souvenirs of the destroyed landmark or as evidence that placed loved ones at the World Trade Center. Business cards tied to passengers aboard the hijacked aircrafts were also found at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon crash site, and in the impact area of Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Victims’ relatives and employees of businesses formerly located at the World Trade Center have also donated pristine business cards found at home or in jacket pockets after September 11, 2001. Such cards were often retained as souvenirs of the destroyed landmark or as evidence that placed loved ones at the World Trade Center. Business cards tied to passengers aboard the hijacked aircrafts were also found at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon crash site, and in the impact area of Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
- Accession Number: C.2011.200.14
- Dimensions: 2 in X 3.625 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 5.08 cm X 9.2075 cm
- Source: Rose A. Niestadt
- Credit Line: Gift of the Niestadt family in memory of Frank Niestadt
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