Business Card
Photo credit: Jin S. Lee
Accession Number: C.2022.72.1
Dimensions: 2 in X 3.5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 5.08 cm X 8.89 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 5.08 cm X 8.89 cm
Source: Mark Vignola
Credit Line: Gift of Mark J. Vignola
Description
Sandler O'Neill business card for Welles Remy Crowther. This business card identifies Welles R. Crowther as an Associate in Equity Research at Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., at Two World Trade Center.
Sandler O'Neill business card for Welles Remy Crowther. This business card identifies Welles R. Crowther as an Associate in Equity Research at Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P., at Two World Trade Center.
Historical Notes
Raised in Upper Nyack, New York, Welles Crowther became a volunteer firefighter in his hometown at age 16. After graduating from Boston College, where he played lacrosse, he moved to New York City. Welles worked as an equity trader at Sandler O’Neill & Partners on the South Tower’s 104th floor. On September 11, wearing a red bandana, he was seen assisting in the tower’s evacuation. Welles was 24 years old.
Raised in Upper Nyack, New York, Welles Crowther became a volunteer firefighter in his hometown at age 16. After graduating from Boston College, where he played lacrosse, he moved to New York City. Welles worked as an equity trader at Sandler O’Neill & Partners on the South Tower’s 104th floor. On September 11, wearing a red bandana, he was seen assisting in the tower’s evacuation. Welles was 24 years old.
Curator's Comment
Business cards were ubiquitous survivors of the 9/11 attacks. Among those in the Museum’s collection, most were found in recovered wallets and pocketbooks, or retrieved from the paper debris that fell from the towers. Their variety is indicative of the multiplicity of companies and activities anchored at the World Trade Center.
Victims’ relatives and employees of businesses formerly located at the World Trade Center have also donated pristine business cards found at home or in jacket pockets after September 11, 2001. Such cards were often retained as souvenirs of the destroyed landmark or as evidence that placed loved ones at the World Trade Center. Business cards tied to passengers aboard the hijacked aircrafts were also found at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon crash site.
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Business cards were ubiquitous survivors of the 9/11 attacks. Among those in the Museum’s collection, most were found in recovered wallets and pocketbooks, or retrieved from the paper debris that fell from the towers. Their variety is indicative of the multiplicity of companies and activities anchored at the World Trade Center.
Victims’ relatives and employees of businesses formerly located at the World Trade Center have also donated pristine business cards found at home or in jacket pockets after September 11, 2001. Such cards were often retained as souvenirs of the destroyed landmark or as evidence that placed loved ones at the World Trade Center. Business cards tied to passengers aboard the hijacked aircrafts were also found at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon crash site.
HIDE
