Prayer Card
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: T.2015.1.4
Dimensions: 4.125 in X 2.25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 10.4775 cm X 5.715 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 10.4775 cm X 5.715 cm
Credit Line: Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum, Memorial Tribute Archive
Description
Prayer card created in memory of Robert James Crawford and left at the 9/11 Memorial. The front of the card features a photograph of Crawford wearing his dress uniform. The back of the card includes a prayer and printed text: "In loving memory of | Robert J. Crawford | April 1, 1939 | September 11, 2001."
Prayer card created in memory of Robert James Crawford and left at the 9/11 Memorial. The front of the card features a photograph of Crawford wearing his dress uniform. The back of the card includes a prayer and printed text: "In loving memory of | Robert J. Crawford | April 1, 1939 | September 11, 2001."
Historical Notes
Lifelong Brooklyn resident Robert Crawford lived with his wife, Dorothea. The couple had raised five children. Robert enjoyed playing with his granddaughter and her Barbie dolls. During more than 32 years as an FDNY firefighter, Robert also raised funds for a local cancer hospital. On September 11, Firefighter Crawford of Safety Battalion 1 responded to the World Trade Center. He was 62 years old.
Lifelong Brooklyn resident Robert Crawford lived with his wife, Dorothea. The couple had raised five children. Robert enjoyed playing with his granddaughter and her Barbie dolls. During more than 32 years as an FDNY firefighter, Robert also raised funds for a local cancer hospital. On September 11, Firefighter Crawford of Safety Battalion 1 responded to the World Trade Center. He was 62 years old.
Curator's Comment
This prayer card was left on the S-18 parapet of the South Pool on the 9/11 Memorial for Robert James Crawford in 2015, date unknown.
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This prayer card was left on the S-18 parapet of the South Pool on the 9/11 Memorial for Robert James Crawford in 2015, date unknown.
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