Smithsonian Artifacts That Tell the Story of 9/11

Photo: Left behind by Aon Risk Services employee Lisa Lefler, this briefcase was found amid the debris at the World Trade Center and returned to her. Lefler later donated the bag to the Smithsonian. Photo by Hugh Talman / NMAH. Article by Meilan Solly. Smithsonian Magazine – September 8, 2021.

From a Pentagon rescuer’s uniform to a Flight 93 crew log, these objects commemorate the 20th anniversary of a national tragedy

Following the tragedies that took place on September 11, 2001, curators at the Smithsonian Institution recognized the urgency of documenting this unprecedented moment in American history. After Congress designated the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History as the official repository for all related objects, photographs and documents, staff focused […]

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