Identification Card, Recovered
- Description
- Recovered World Trade Center identification card issued to Joshua Iosua Poptean with B.E. Windows Corp. | Bronx Builders. The card is undamaged and slightly dusty. The card has a yellow background.
- Historical Notes
- As a youth in his native Romania, Joshua Poptean trained as a horse jockey. In his teens, he came to the United States with his family. As an adult, Joshua lived in North Flushing, Queens, and was a project manager for Bronx Builders. On September 11, Joshua was with colleagues on the North Tower’s 107th floor, meeting with Windows on the World staff about a project. He was 37 years old.
- Accession Number: C.2011.1154.18
- Dimensions: 2.125 in X 3.375 in X 0.125 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 5.3975 cm X 8.5725 cm X 0.3175 cm
- Source: Vasile Poptean
- Credit Line: Gift of the Poptean Family in honor of our son, brother, uncle, Joshua Iosua Poptean
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