Wristwatch, Recovered
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2012.344.7
Dimensions: 7.375 in X 1.125 in X 0.375 in
Dimensions (Metric): 18.7325 cm X 2.8575 cm X 0.9525 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 18.7325 cm X 2.8575 cm X 0.9525 cm
Source: James C. Benson
Credit Line: Gift of the Benson family
Description
Recovered wristwatch belonging to Margaret L. Benson. The watch is heavily scratched, tarnished, and encrusted in dust. The time is stopped just before 7:30.
Recovered wristwatch belonging to Margaret L. Benson. The watch is heavily scratched, tarnished, and encrusted in dust. The time is stopped just before 7:30.
Historical Notes
Brooklyn native Margaret Benson lived in Rockaway, New Jersey, with her husband, James. They had two children. Margaret was a Eucharistic minister at her church and offered communion to seniors and hospital patients who could not attend services. A 33-year Port Authority employee, she worked in human resources. On September 11, Margaret went to work on the North Tower’s 71st floor. She was 51 years old.
Brooklyn native Margaret Benson lived in Rockaway, New Jersey, with her husband, James. They had two children. Margaret was a Eucharistic minister at her church and offered communion to seniors and hospital patients who could not attend services. A 33-year Port Authority employee, she worked in human resources. On September 11, Margaret went to work on the North Tower’s 71st floor. She was 51 years old.
Curator's Comment
When Margaret Benson moved to Rockaway, New Jersey, with her husband and their two children, she began to teach religious education classes at St. Celia Roman Catholic Church. Later, she became a Eucharistic Minister, offering Holy Communion to elderly and hospitalized parishioners unable to attend Mass. She habitually removed her watch whenever she returned home from her job in human resources for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She wore this watch to her office on the 71st floor of the North Tower on September 11, 2001. Her rings and watch were later found and were returned to her husband by PAPD officers.
HIDE
When Margaret Benson moved to Rockaway, New Jersey, with her husband and their two children, she began to teach religious education classes at St. Celia Roman Catholic Church. Later, she became a Eucharistic Minister, offering Holy Communion to elderly and hospitalized parishioners unable to attend Mass. She habitually removed her watch whenever she returned home from her job in human resources for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She wore this watch to her office on the 71st floor of the North Tower on September 11, 2001. Her rings and watch were later found and were returned to her husband by PAPD officers.
HIDE
