Button, Recovered
- Description
- Recovered pin-back button melted and fused to compacted dust and concrete. The button originally depicted an image of the Twin Towers with the Dean Witter Reynolds logo in the center. Printed text around the image reads: "We Lost Our Space...| But Kept Our Pace!" The pin is heavily damaged with warping, discoloration, and numerous scratches.
- Historical Notes
- At the time of the 1993 bombing, financial services company Dean Witter was the World Trade Center’s largest tenant, occupying more than 20 floors in the South Tower. Using the tagline “We lost our space . . . but kept our pace!,” Dean Witter moved back in the spring of 1993. This pin was excavated from the World Trade Center site after 9/11.
Curator's Comment
This button was made to commemorate the survival and endurance of Dean Witter, a stock brokerage and securities firm, following the 1993 World Trade Center terrorist bombing in which six people were killed.
In 1997, Dean Witter was acquired by Morgan Stanley. The new firm continued to occupy space in the South Tower until 9/11.
This recovered button was found during a subsequent excavation of Ground Zero by forensic anthropologists working for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
In 1997, Dean Witter was acquired by Morgan Stanley. The new firm continued to occupy space in the South Tower until 9/11.
This recovered button was found during a subsequent excavation of Ground Zero by forensic anthropologists working for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
- Accession Number: C.2013.28.111
- Dimensions: 1.25 in X 3.5 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 3.175 cm X 8.89 cm
- Source: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (donor)
- Credit Line: Recovered from the World Trade Center site after September 11, 2001, Courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Recovered PropertyWorld Trade Center: 1993 Bombing World Trade Center: Visitor and Worker Experiences
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