Poster
- Description
- Framed commemorative 9/11 poster. The poster depicts the Twin Towers. Two large American flags crisscross in front, with a large bald eagle poised to land. The NYPD Emergency Service Unit logo is on the left and the Correction ESU logo is on the right. Text above the image reads: "EMERGENCY SERVICE UNIT | NYC | UNITED WE STAND." Below the image is the text: "9/11/01 | WE WON'T FORGET."
- Historical Notes
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The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) oversees those awaiting trial or serving jail sentences. Within minutes of the 9:03 a.m. attack on the South Tower, the department deployed its Canine Unit and Emergency Service Unit to help in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center. DOC’s Harbor Unit also evacuated survivors out of lower Manhattan by boat.
Through February 2002, more than 1,000 DOC employees had participated in recovery operations, from searching for remains at Ground Zero to sifting debris at Fresh Kills Landfill. DOC also set up and volunteered at the temporary morgue outside Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital.
- Accession Number: C.2012.423.3
- Dimensions: 21.5 in X 15.5 in X 0.75 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 54.61 cm X 39.37 cm X 1.905 cm
- Source: Philip Rizzo
- Credit Line: Gift of Philip Rizzo in honor of members of the New York City Department of Correction Emergency Service Unit
First RespondersNew York City Department of Correction (DOC)New York City Police Department (NYPD)New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit (ESU)Rescue and Recovery
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