9/11 Hijacker's Car
This car carried one or more of the hijackers to Dulles International Airport on September 11, 2001.
9/11 Responder's Hard Hat
To help keep themselves safe during searches at Shanksville, ERT members wore protective gear—including hard hats like this one—boots, and hazmat clothing.
9/11 World Trade Center Steel Beam
This piece of steel is from one of the eight buildings that comprised the World Trade Center.
Alarm Clocks from 2010 Times Square Bombing Attempt
These alarm clocks were part of a car bomb that Faisal Shahzad planned to detonate in Times Square in 2010.
Alvin Statuette
This statuette of Alvin, a chipmunk in a fictional band called Alvin and the Chipmunks, was once used by FBI agents—they placed a bug inside this toy during an organized crime case.
Baby Face Nelson Body Armor
Baby Face Nelson’s body armor was recovered on November 27, 1934, after a shootout in Illinois.
Barker-Karpis Gang and Russell Gibson’s Notebook
This notebook belonged to gangster Russell Gibson and was recovered after his death.
Brian P. Regan Espionage Case
This is a copy of a booklet that lists contact information for foreign consulates that spy Brian P. Regan used.
Brick from the Palace Chop House
This brick salvaged was from the Palace Chop House, where notorious mobster Dutch Schultz was killed.
Brinks Robbery Cap
This chauffeur’s cap was left at the scene of the crime of the century—the 1950 robbery of a Brink's bank branch in Massachusetts.
Babe Ruth Baseballs
This collection of forged baseballs, which include professional baseball player Babe Ruth’s autograph, were recovered in Operation Bullpen.
Chagall Oil Painting
This 1911 painting by Marc Chagall was stolen from an elderly New York couple’s Manhattan home. In April 2018, the modernist oil-on-canvas work was returned to the family’s estate.
Concealed Camera Binoculars
This set of binoculars is fitted with a concealed camera that was manufactured by Tessina in Lugano, Switzerland, in the early 1960s.
Congressional Medal of Honor Fraud
This fraudulent Medal of Honor (right) was seized by the FBI in 1996.
Coors Kidnapping Ransom Note
This is the ransom note from the 1960 kidnapping and murder of Adolph Coors III.
Criminal History of Bank Robber William Sutton
Pictured is Ten Most Wanted Fugitive William Francis Sutton's criminal history.
D.B. Cooper Plane Ticket
This is the plane ticket hijacker D.B. Cooper bought under the name Dan Cooper for the flight to Seattle.
Desk Used at Nazi Saboteur Trial
This desk was used during the trial of Nazi saboteurs in the 1940s.
Duty Weapon of First Special Agent Killed in the Line of Duty
Pictured is Special Agent Edwin Shanahan’s duty weapon.
Earl Pitts Chair
This is the chair FBI Special Agent Earl Pitts was sitting in at the FBI Academy when he was arrested for espionage.
Edward Lee Howard Dummy
Edward Lee Howard—former CIA officer turned spy—fashioned this dummy to escape FBI surveillance.
Enron Code of Ethics
Pictured is the Enron Code of Ethics from 2000, signed by Enron’s Chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay.
Eyemo Camera
The Eyemo is a type of camera once used to conduct surveillance.
FBI 90th Anniversary Memorabilia
This is a collection of some of the memorabilia marking the Bureau’s 90th anniversary in 1998.
FBI Academy Gym Seal
This seal was embedded on the floor of the original FBI Academy gym.
FBI Diver Helmet
The Kirby Morgan SuperLite 27 is a diving helmet FBI divers used to wear.
FBI Rubber Stamps
This collection of FBI stamps was among some basic office equipment used from the period of World War II up until relatively recently by generations of Bureau employees.
FBI Tour Desk Sign
This sign was displayed at the 1975 opening of the new FBI tour—at the then-new FBI Headquarters at the J. Edgar Hoover Building—and in use for some time after that.
Female Special Agent's Briefcase
Pictured is the official first briefcase issued to a female special agent.
Fingerprint Box
Wooden index card file boxes like this were used throughout the FBI (and federal government overall) to store various sets of index cards. The set in this box came from the Latent Fingerprint Section of the FBI Laboratory and contained copies of latent fingerprints taken from various bank robbery cases.
Fingerprint Kit
This fingerprint kit dates back to the 1930s.
Flags Hung in New Orleans Office During Hurricane Katrina
FBI SWAT agents hung these flags in the garage where they were sleeping during Hurricane Katrina.
Gone with the Wind First Edition
This rare first edition of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind was used to conceal a .32-caliber pistol.
Graflex Speed Graphic Camera
The Graflex Speed Graphic Camera was used by the FBI for a variety of purposes, including aerial shots, crime scene photos, evidence photos, photographing fingerprints and footprints, photographing tire tracks, and portrait photos.
Ground Zero Flag
This is the American flag from Ground Zero in New York City.
Hank Sloan-Designed Holster
The Hank Sloan-designed holster was created exclusively for the FBI’s S&W Model 10 M&P .38 revolver.
Harvey’s Casino Bomb
This is the trial model of Harvey’s Casino Bomb.
“How to Take Fingerprints” Instruction Book
This booklet, printed in 1932 in the U.S. Government Printing Office and titled How to Take Fingerprints, details the best techniques for obtaining a clean, useful set of fingerprints.
Huntington Oil Spill Specimen Jars
The FBI’s Los Angeles Division transferred several items from the investigation of the Huntington Beach oil spill. These samples contain marine life samples—barnacles—from the damaged pipeline preserved in ethyl alcohol.
J. Edgar Hoover’s Fedora
Pictured is J. Edgar Hoover’s fedora—the hat style traditionally associated with the iconic G-Man image.
John Anthony Walker Jr. Spy Case
Pictured are identification documents used by spy John Anthony Walker, including a driver’s license, U.S. passport, and military ID.
John Dillinger's Death Mask
Pictured is the death mask of John Dillinger.
Laptop from Operation Ghost Stories
Spy Anna Chapman used this laptop to create a private wireless network for communicating with a Russian government official.
Limousine Piece from Reagan Assassination Attempt
Pictured is a piece of the limousine struck during the assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan.
Lindbergh Kidnapping Gas Can
This gas can was found in the garage of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Gold certificates hidden inside the gas can tied Hauptmann to the Lindbergh kidnapping.
Macintosh Plus
FBI Laboratory professionals used to create crime scene drawings on the Macintosh Plus computer.
Mailmobile
Mailmobiles used to deliver mail at FBI Headquarters.
Microdot Doll
This doll was more than just a toy—it was used to smuggle secret photographs to Nazi Germany using a technique called microphotography.
Mignon 4 Typewriter
This Mignon 4 is a mechanical index typewriter from the early 20th century.
Nagra SNST
A Nagra SNST is a miniature reel-to-reel audio recorder.
Olympic Torches
These Olympic Torches are from both the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The FBI has been gifted both of these Olympic torches in appreciation for the Bureau’s ongoing support in ensuring the safety of the events.
Operation Royal Charm Wedding Invitation
This wedding invitation launched the finale of an international smuggling investigation.
Original Top Ten Ledgers
Pictured is one of the original Ten Most Wanted Fugitives ledgers from the early 1960s.
Patty Hearst Kidnapping
Pictured are the coat worn and gun brandished by Patty Hearst during an SLA bank robbery.
Pen Gun
This pen gun—a dangerous weapon designed to look like an ink pen—has been widely available as a means of self-defense since the turn of the 20th century.
Phone Bank from CENTBOM Investigation
This is a phone booth from the FBI's investigation into the bombing at Centennial Olympic Park in July 1996.
Polish Folk Artifact Concealment Device
This is a Polish spy’s concealment device disguised as a wooden chess piece.
Polygraph Machine Used on Jack Ruby
This Keeler model 6317 polygraph machine was used on Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald two days after Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy.
Portion of Fuselage from UA Flight 175
Pictured is the portion of the fuselage from United Airlines Flight 175, which hit the World Trade Center south tower in New York City on 9/11/2001.
Pretty Boy Floyd's Death Mask
This mask of Pretty Boy Floyd’s face was made after his death on October 22, 1934.
Richard Reid's Shoes
This is the pair of shoes Richard Reid—also known as the shoe bomber—tried to detonate.
Robert Hanssen Business Cards, Chalk, and Thumbtacks
Robert Hanssen artifacts include his business cards and the chalk and thumbtacks he used to leave messages for his handlers while spying for Russia.
Ross William Ulbricht's Laptop
This laptop belonged to an American cybercriminal named Ross William Ulbricht. Known online as Dread Pirate Roberts, Ulbricht ran a darknet market called the Silk Road from 2011 to 2013.
Rudolf Abel and the Hollow Nickel Case
This piece of espionage equipment is a flashlight battery hollowed out to create a container for the concealment of larger objects like a roll of film.
The Silence of the Lambs Business Cards
This set of business cards were one of the many small props to bring authenticity to the set of The Silence of the Lambs.
Special Agent Barry Black's Hard Hat
Special Agent Barry Black wore this hard hat while gathering evidence at the scene of the Oklahoma City Bombing.
Tray from USS Cole Bombing
This tray was recovered from the October 12, 2000, USS Cole bombing.
Unabomber Bomb Shrapnel
These are pieces of one of Ted Kaczynski’s—also known as the Unabomber—bombs.
Unabomber Cabin
On April 3, 1996, FBI agents arrested Theodore (Ted) Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, at his cabin in Montana. The cabin has been reconstructed at FBI Headquarters.