Memorial Card
Photo credit: Jin S. Lee
Accession Number: C.2017.172.2
Dimensions: 4.25 in X 5.5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 10.795 cm X 13.97 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 10.795 cm X 13.97 cm
Source: Robert Schnelle
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Schnelle
Description
Memorial card for NYPD K-9, Zeus. The card depicts a photograph of Zeus with his NYPD handler, Robert Schnelle. Printed text on the card reads: "In Loving Memory of K-9 Zeus | July 23, 2002 | Partner: | Officer Robert Schnelle | New York Police Dept. NY." On the back of the card is the printed poem "Guardians of the Night."
Memorial card for NYPD K-9, Zeus. The card depicts a photograph of Zeus with his NYPD handler, Robert Schnelle. Printed text on the card reads: "In Loving Memory of K-9 Zeus | July 23, 2002 | Partner: | Officer Robert Schnelle | New York Police Dept. NY." On the back of the card is the printed poem "Guardians of the Night."
Historical Notes
NYPD Officer Robert Schnelle and his canine partner Zeus, a German shepherd, responded to the bombing attack on the World Trade Center in 1993 and the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995.
NYPD Officer Robert Schnelle and his canine partner Zeus, a German shepherd, responded to the bombing attack on the World Trade Center in 1993 and the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995.
