Hard Hat, Worn by Gerald Gomes While on Assignment at Ground Zero, September 2001

Artifact

Hard hat

Date Made

circa 2001

Subject Date

11 September 2001

Creators

ERB Industries, Inc. 

Place of Creation

United States, Georgia, Woodstock 

Keywords

United States, New York, New York 

Hard hats 

Protective wear 

Hats 

Clothing 

Disasters 

Medical personnel 

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 

Gomes, Gerald 

National Disaster Medical System (U.S.) 

World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2020.6.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Gerry Gomes.

Material

Plastic
Foam (Material form)
Cloth

Color

White (Color)
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 7 in

Width: 8.75 in

Length: 11.75 in

Inscriptions

on front of hard hat: GOMES / I heart NY / MI-1 DMAT / COMMUNICATION on proper right side of hard hat: SEMPER GUMBY on back of hard hat: McDonald's / GOMES / COMMUMICATION / MI-1 DMAT on proper left side of hard hat: SEMPER GUMBY / COMMO on underside of visor of hard hat: ERB / INDUSTRIES / INC. / SAFETY DIVISION / WOODSTOCK, GA / 30188 / MADE IN USA / OMEGA II / COMPLIES WITH OSHA - MEETS OR EXCEEDS ANSI Z89 1-1997 TYPE I, CLASS E, G, &C