Key Chain
Photo credit: David E. Starke
Accession Number: T.2023.1.3
Dimensions: 1 in X 3.5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 2.54 cm X 8.89 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 2.54 cm X 8.89 cm
Credit Line: Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum, Memorial Tribute Archive
Description
Souvenir name tag key chain left at the 9/11 Memorial in memory of Gabriela Silvina Waisman. The key chain is a small Argentina license plate with "GABRIELA" on the front.
Souvenir name tag key chain left at the 9/11 Memorial in memory of Gabriela Silvina Waisman. The key chain is a small Argentina license plate with "GABRIELA" on the front.
Historical Notes
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gabriela Waisman lived in Rego Park, Queens. She spent weekends going to museums, movies, and hair salons. On September 11, Gabriela, an operations manager at Sybase, was helping set up a display at a technology conference near the top of the North Tower. Her best friend and coworker, Claribel Villalobos Hernandez, was with her. Claribel was 31 years old. Gabriela was 33.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gabriela Waisman lived in Rego Park, Queens. She spent weekends going to museums, movies, and hair salons. On September 11, Gabriela, an operations manager at Sybase, was helping set up a display at a technology conference near the top of the North Tower. Her best friend and coworker, Claribel Villalobos Hernandez, was with her. Claribel was 31 years old. Gabriela was 33.
Curator's Comment
This key chain was left on the N-23 parapet of the North Pool on the 9/11 Memorial for Gabriela Silvina Waisman on February 7, 2023. A note found with this key chain (and others left with it as tribute offerings) reads: "I bought these flags in El Calafate, Argentina in 2022 for the 5 Argentinians who were lost here on 9-11. The key chains with their names were bought in Buenos Aires. They were [placed] on each of the 5 names today (2-7-23) in honor of each of the 5."
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This key chain was left on the N-23 parapet of the North Pool on the 9/11 Memorial for Gabriela Silvina Waisman on February 7, 2023. A note found with this key chain (and others left with it as tribute offerings) reads: "I bought these flags in El Calafate, Argentina in 2022 for the 5 Argentinians who were lost here on 9-11. The key chains with their names were bought in Buenos Aires. They were [placed] on each of the 5 names today (2-7-23) in honor of each of the 5."
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