Identification Card, Recovered
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2011.964.21
Dimensions: 3.375 in X 2.125 in
Dimensions (Metric): 8.5725 cm X 5.3975 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 8.5725 cm X 5.3975 cm
Source: Patricia Wren
Credit Line: Gift of the Wren family
Description
Recovered non-employee identification card issued to William Wren by New York Telephone company. The card includes a portrait photograph and the plastic is scuffed and dirty.
Recovered non-employee identification card issued to William Wren by New York Telephone company. The card includes a portrait photograph and the plastic is scuffed and dirty.
Historical Notes
Brooklyn-born William Wren lived in Lynbrook on Long Island with his wife, Patricia. They had raised two sons. William liked to visit art museums and watch televised art history lectures. After retiring from FDNY Ladder Company 166, he became a resident manager of fire safety at the World Trade Center. On September 11, William aided in the evacuation of the towers. He was 61 years old.
Brooklyn-born William Wren lived in Lynbrook on Long Island with his wife, Patricia. They had raised two sons. William liked to visit art museums and watch televised art history lectures. After retiring from FDNY Ladder Company 166, he became a resident manager of fire safety at the World Trade Center. On September 11, William aided in the evacuation of the towers. He was 61 years old.
