Cigarette box filled with change
2001
Paper, metal
Gift of Linda M. Di Gennaro
2003.98.2a-hh
On September 11, 2001, Linda DiGennaro, a long-time resident of Battery Park City, experienced the terrorist attack first-hand. Wearing a beach cover-up, she was evacuated by boat to New Jersey, but given no real guidance about what to do or where to go. She eventually encountered a concerned policeman, who directed her to public transportation and emptied the change from his pockets into a cigarette pack for her. When Ms. DiGennaro stepped onto the bus not knowing where she was headed, the driver waived the fare and wouldn't let her pay. Ms. DiGennaro was eventually re-united with her family and saved the change and cigarette package as a token of remembrance of her experience.
DescriptionMarlboro Lights cigarette box filled with 9 quarters, 10 dimes, 14 nickles.ClassificationsSEPTEMBER 11, 2001 TERRORIST ATTACKS
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