Gloves
- Description
- Tan leather work gloves signed "Duluth High | Wildcats | Duluth, Ga." There is a small stamp of a wildcat paw around the wrist area of the glove. The condition of the gloves is worn, particularly on the palms.
- 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.
Curator's Comment
On the morning of 9/11, DOC Emergency Service Unit Officer Brian Hanberry’s beeper sounded, alerting him to an emergency. He reported to DOC facilities and the department redeployed him to Ground Zero. Hanberry worked there through February 2002. He wore these work gloves, donated by a Georgia high school, while searching the wreckage for victims.
- Accession Number: C.2023.26.7
- Dimensions: 10 in X 5 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 25.4 cm X 12.7 cm
- Source: Brian Hanberry
- Credit Line: Gift of Brian S. Hanberry
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