Tree Fragment
Photo credit: Conservation staff
Accession Number: C.2023.80.3
Dimensions: 19 in X 21 in X 3 3/8 in
Dimensions (Metric): 48.26 cm X 53.34 cm X 7.62 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 48.26 cm X 53.34 cm X 7.62 cm
Credit Line: Gift of Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Description
Cross-section of willow tree planted as part of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner Memorial Park.
Cross-section of willow tree planted as part of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner Memorial Park.
Historical Notes
Constructed in the fall of 2001 adjacent to the Medical Examiner's East 30th Street mortuary facility space, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) Memorial Park provided a designated staging area for the victims of the World Trade Center attacks' incoming human remains. The tent went on to serve as a holding place for forensic operations and cloistered visits by bereaved family members. Never intended as a permanent solution for the maintenance of still-unidentified or unclaimed victims’ remains, Memorial Park was dismantled after these remains were respectfully transferred to a new, purpose-built repository established at the Memorial site.
This object is a cross-section of a tree which stood in the OCME Memorial Park.
Constructed in the fall of 2001 adjacent to the Medical Examiner's East 30th Street mortuary facility space, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) Memorial Park provided a designated staging area for the victims of the World Trade Center attacks' incoming human remains. The tent went on to serve as a holding place for forensic operations and cloistered visits by bereaved family members. Never intended as a permanent solution for the maintenance of still-unidentified or unclaimed victims’ remains, Memorial Park was dismantled after these remains were respectfully transferred to a new, purpose-built repository established at the Memorial site.
This object is a cross-section of a tree which stood in the OCME Memorial Park.
