Identification Card
- Description
- EROC WTC Site identification card issued to Pia Hofmann. The card is printed on white paper and laminated in clear yellow plastic. Printed on the card is a photograph of Hofmann. Text on the card reads: "The City of New York | WTC | Hofmann, Pia | EROC | 113000223. The card includes a scanning bar code and the City of New York municipal seal on the bottom.
- Historical Notes
- Pia Hofmann was an operating engineer with Local 14 working at Ground Zero during the recovery period. She primarily operated a heavy construction vehicle used to remove debris from around the site. Hofmann carried multiple identification cards to access various areas of the site.
Curator's Comment
It took Pia Hofmann, a member of Local 14 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, one week to persuade certain officials that she could handle working at Ground Zero. By the time she arrived on site and was assigned to debris removal, Hofmann had a clear sense of what she wanted to achieve: returning the remains of loved ones to their families. When, after weeks at the site, Hofmann recovered the remains of a civilian, she insisted that the remains be accorded the same honor in removal as had been previously reserved for the remains of uniformed responders. From that day forward, when civilian remains were found, a member of the clergy was summoned, an honor guard formed, and the remains draped with an American flag as they were carried from the site.
- Accession Number: C.2012.477.11
- Dimensions: 3.875 in X 2.625 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 9.8425 cm X 6.6675 cm
- Source: Pia Hofmann
- Credit Line: Gift of Pia Hofmann
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