Backpack
Photo credit: Museum staff
Accession Number: C.2023.35.1
Dimensions: 18 in X 16 in X 6 in
Dimensions (Metric): 45.72 cm X 40.64 cm X 15.24 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 45.72 cm X 40.64 cm X 15.24 cm
Source: Tracy Sumner
Credit Line: Gift of Tracy Sumner
Description
GAP brand dark orange and black backpack. The backpack is covered in dust.
GAP brand dark orange and black backpack. The backpack is covered in dust.
Historical Notes
Tracy Sumner was a graphic design manager for Mercer, a global marketing firm with offices located in the South Tower. On 9/11, she commuted to the World Trade Center wearing a newly purchased orange backpack, arriving more than half an hour after Flight 175 had crashed into the building where her offices were located. Upon the collapse of the buildings, she became caught in the plume of dust that enveloped lower Manhattan and sought refuge with several other evacuating civilians in a nearby apartment just off of Broadway. She kept the dust-covered backpack in her possession for over twenty years.
Tracy Sumner was a graphic design manager for Mercer, a global marketing firm with offices located in the South Tower. On 9/11, she commuted to the World Trade Center wearing a newly purchased orange backpack, arriving more than half an hour after Flight 175 had crashed into the building where her offices were located. Upon the collapse of the buildings, she became caught in the plume of dust that enveloped lower Manhattan and sought refuge with several other evacuating civilians in a nearby apartment just off of Broadway. She kept the dust-covered backpack in her possession for over twenty years.
