Hard Hat
- Description
- Plastic hard hat with cap-style brim and interior ratchet suspension. The hard hat is orange with the MTA logo on the front and "NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT | SERVICE DELIVERY" printed on the right side and "RAPID | TRANSIT | OPERATIONS" printed on the back. The hat is scuffed and scratched throughout.
- Historical Notes
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The Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) Local 100 represents thousands of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees. These workers include subway and bus operators, station and ticketing agents, equipment and infrastructure maintainers, and cleaners.
On and after 9/11, about 3,000 union members deployed to the World Trade Center. Many searched for victims. Transit operators drove thousands to safety and shuttled responders to the site. Machine operators cut beams and cleared rubble to create pathways. In damaged subway tunnels, cleaners removed dust and debris while maintainers restored services.
TWU Local 100 members assisted at Ground Zero throughout the nine-month rescue and recovery period.
Curator's Comment
On September 12, 2001, MTA train operator and TWU Local 100 member Hector Soto, Jr. responded to Ground Zero. For the duration of the rescue and recovery period, he operated work trains to remove debris that had fallen onto nearby subway tracks. Soto later suffered from 9/11-related health effects.
Soto wore this hard hat while working near the site.
Soto wore this hard hat while working near the site.
- Accession Number: C.2024.13.1
- Dimensions: 7 in X 8 in X 11 2/3 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 17.78 cm X 20.32 cm X 27.94 cm
- Source: Hector Soto
- Credit Line: Gift of Hector Soto, Jr.
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