Photo credit: David E. Starke
Accession Number: C.2020.32.7
Dimensions: Unavailable
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Schnelle
Description
Leather dog leash.
Historical Notes
NYPD Officer Robert Schnelle and his canine partner Atlas, a German shepherd, deployed to lower Manhattan on the morning of September 11, 2001. Together, the two searched 7 World Trade Center before its collapse and continued to work at Ground Zero until the recovery concluded in May 2002.
Atlas held the rank of Detective. This was his leash.