Shirt
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2012.489.1
Dimensions: 33 in X 25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 83.82 cm X 63.5 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 83.82 cm X 63.5 cm
Source: Darryl Lewis
Credit Line: Gift of Darryl Lewis
Description
Navy blue long-sleeved button-up New York City Department of Correction ESU uniform shirt. The shirt includes four patches. On the left breast above the pocket is a blue patch with yellow embroidered text: "CAPT. LEWIS | 489." The left upper sleeve has the New York City Department of Correction patch. On the right breast above the pocket is a blue patch with white embroidered text: "EMERGENCY | SERVICE UNIT | NYC | CORRECTION." The right upper sleeve has the Department of Correction ESU patch.
The collar tips have small square patches with captain insignia embroidered in yellow. On the back of the shirt is a large blue patch with white embroidered text: "EMERGENCY | SERVICE UNIT | NYC | CORRECTION."
Navy blue long-sleeved button-up New York City Department of Correction ESU uniform shirt. The shirt includes four patches. On the left breast above the pocket is a blue patch with yellow embroidered text: "CAPT. LEWIS | 489." The left upper sleeve has the New York City Department of Correction patch. On the right breast above the pocket is a blue patch with white embroidered text: "EMERGENCY | SERVICE UNIT | NYC | CORRECTION." The right upper sleeve has the Department of Correction ESU patch.
The collar tips have small square patches with captain insignia embroidered in yellow. On the back of the shirt is a large blue patch with white embroidered text: "EMERGENCY | SERVICE UNIT | NYC | CORRECTION."
Historical Notes
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) oversees those awaiting trial or serving jail sentences. Within minutes of the 9:03 a.m. attack on the South Tower, the department deployed its Canine Unit and Emergency Service Unit to help in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center. DOC’s Harbor Unit also evacuated survivors out of lower Manhattan by boat.
Through February 2002, more than 1,000 DOC employees had participated in recovery operations, from searching for remains at Ground Zero to sifting debris at Fresh Kills Landfill. DOC also set up and volunteered at the temporary morgue outside Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital.
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) oversees those awaiting trial or serving jail sentences. Within minutes of the 9:03 a.m. attack on the South Tower, the department deployed its Canine Unit and Emergency Service Unit to help in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center. DOC’s Harbor Unit also evacuated survivors out of lower Manhattan by boat.
Through February 2002, more than 1,000 DOC employees had participated in recovery operations, from searching for remains at Ground Zero to sifting debris at Fresh Kills Landfill. DOC also set up and volunteered at the temporary morgue outside Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital.
