Business Card
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2015.257.1
Dimensions: 2 in X 3.5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 5.08 cm X 8.89 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 5.08 cm X 8.89 cm
Source: Joseph Gulizio
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph Gulizio, to John Suozzo
Description
Cantor Fitzgerald business card for James Joseph Suozzo. The card, in an older design, has a phone number handwritten on the front and back, and its edges are worn. The business card identifies James J. Suozzo as employed at Cantor, Fitzgerald Corporate Brokers, Inc., at the World Trade Center.
Cantor Fitzgerald business card for James Joseph Suozzo. The card, in an older design, has a phone number handwritten on the front and back, and its edges are worn. The business card identifies James J. Suozzo as employed at Cantor, Fitzgerald Corporate Brokers, Inc., at the World Trade Center.
Historical Notes
James Suozzo grew up in Brooklyn. He and his wife, June, were raising their two school-age sons in Hauppauge on Long Island. James cheered for the New York Mets, went to games with his friends, and had visited the team’s spring training in Florida. On September 11, James was on the North Tower’s 105th floor at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he worked as a corporate broker. He was 47 years old.
James Suozzo grew up in Brooklyn. He and his wife, June, were raising their two school-age sons in Hauppauge on Long Island. James cheered for the New York Mets, went to games with his friends, and had visited the team’s spring training in Florida. On September 11, James was on the North Tower’s 105th floor at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he worked as a corporate broker. He was 47 years old.
Curator's Comment
Business cards were ubiquitous survivors of the 9/11 attacks. Most of those in the Museum’s collection were found in recovered wallets and pocketbooks or retrieved from the paper debris that fell from the towers. Their variety is indicative of the multiplicity of companies and activities anchored at the World Trade Center.
Victims’ relatives and employees of businesses formerly located at the World Trade Center have also donated pristine business cards found at home or in jacket pockets after September 11, 2001. Such cards were often retained as souvenirs of the destroyed landmark or as evidence that placed loved ones at the World Trade Center. Business cards tied to passengers aboard the hijacked aircrafts were also found at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon crash site, and in the impact area of Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
HIDE
Business cards were ubiquitous survivors of the 9/11 attacks. Most of those in the Museum’s collection were found in recovered wallets and pocketbooks or retrieved from the paper debris that fell from the towers. Their variety is indicative of the multiplicity of companies and activities anchored at the World Trade Center.
Victims’ relatives and employees of businesses formerly located at the World Trade Center have also donated pristine business cards found at home or in jacket pockets after September 11, 2001. Such cards were often retained as souvenirs of the destroyed landmark or as evidence that placed loved ones at the World Trade Center. Business cards tied to passengers aboard the hijacked aircrafts were also found at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon crash site, and in the impact area of Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
HIDE
