Jersey
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2016.33.7
Dimensions: 36.25 in X 46.25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 92.075 cm X 117.475 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 92.075 cm X 117.475 cm
Source: Rosana E. Thompson
Credit Line: Gift of the Thompson family
Description
Willie Esco brand New York Yankees baseball jersey belonging to Nigel Bruce Thompson. The jersey is blue and white with "NEW YORK" embroidered on the front in red and the "NY" Yankees' logo embroidered in the center.
Willie Esco brand New York Yankees baseball jersey belonging to Nigel Bruce Thompson. The jersey is blue and white with "NEW YORK" embroidered on the front in red and the "NY" Yankees' logo embroidered in the center.
Historical Notes
Born in Sheffield, England, Nigel Thompson came to the United States in the 1990s. He lived with his wife, Rosana, in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. A fitness buff, Nigel regularly walked from home across the Brooklyn Bridge to his office in the North Tower. He was a senior foreign exchange broker at Cantor Fitzgerald. On September 11, Nigel was at work on the North Tower’s 105th floor. He was 33 years old.
Born in Sheffield, England, Nigel Thompson came to the United States in the 1990s. He lived with his wife, Rosana, in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. A fitness buff, Nigel regularly walked from home across the Brooklyn Bridge to his office in the North Tower. He was a senior foreign exchange broker at Cantor Fitzgerald. On September 11, Nigel was at work on the North Tower’s 105th floor. He was 33 years old.
