Street collection box damaged September 11, 2001
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Object Details
- Description
- This street collection mailbox was located at 90 Church Street, New York City, in front of the Church Street Station Post Office and across the street from World Trade Center Building 5. It suffered minimal damage resulting from the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The box was scratched, dented, and filled with dust, but the body of the box remained intact.
- Collection times at this mailbox were scheduled for 6:00 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays; 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. The location ID number was 1000700014.
- September 11, 2001
- Object number
- 2002.2002.12
- Type
- Mail Processing Equipment
- Medium
- metal; paint; paper; adhesive
- Dimensions
- Height x Width x Depth: 49 1/2 × 20 × 22 in. (125.73 × 50.8 × 55.88 cm) Height x Width x Depth (crate 73): 69 × 31 × 30 in. (175.26 × 78.74 × 76.2 cm)
- Place
- New York
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- National Postal Museum
- Associated Event
- 9/11/2001: Destruction of World Trade Center, New York City
- Topic
- Contemporary (1990-present)
- Mail Processing
- Record ID
- npm_2002.2002.12
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm841781074-efce-4393-a409-f25efad097d2
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