Car Door, Recovered
Photo credit: 9/11 Memorial staff
Accession Number: C.2011.179.197
Dimensions: 47.5 in X 49 in X 13 in
Dimensions (Metric): 120.65 cm X 124.46 cm X 33.02 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 120.65 cm X 124.46 cm X 33.02 cm
Credit Line: Recovered from the World Trade Center site after September 11, 2001
Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum, Courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum, Courtesy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Description
Recovered car door from a damaged Port Authority Police Department patrol car. The door is dented and scratched, with the paint missing in several places.
Recovered car door from a damaged Port Authority Police Department patrol car. The door is dented and scratched, with the paint missing in several places.
Historical Notes
Members of the PAPD deployed to the World Trade Center from commands in New York City and New Jersey. Officer Richard Beatty responded from his post uptown at the George Washington Bridge. He parked the patrol car near Vesey and Church Streets before joining four other PAPD officers. Beatty entered the North Tower to aid in the evacuation of civilians and was injured when the building collapsed. Beatty’s partner, Officer Bruce Albert Reynolds, responded separately and did not survive.
Members of the PAPD deployed to the World Trade Center from commands in New York City and New Jersey. Officer Richard Beatty responded from his post uptown at the George Washington Bridge. He parked the patrol car near Vesey and Church Streets before joining four other PAPD officers. Beatty entered the North Tower to aid in the evacuation of civilians and was injured when the building collapsed. Beatty’s partner, Officer Bruce Albert Reynolds, responded separately and did not survive.
