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Leap for Life, Leap of Death
Article on the Triangle fire, describing the night of the fire and quoting some of the survivors. Several graphic photographs.

Shirtwaist Strike, 1909-1910: Perceived Threat of Socialism
A collection of documents from 1909-1910 looking at the Shirtwaist Strike which preceded the Triangle Fire. The focus is on how the perceived threat of socialism influenced the relationship between the workers and their allies.

Triangle Fire Bibliography
This list of primary and secondary sources includes both adult and juvenile literature.

Triangle Fire, March 25, 1911
Photographs from the archives: images of the fire's aftermath.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A variety of articles and images, plus audio, directed to a high school audience but interesting to others as well.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Travel Itinerary
A brief description of the reforms generated as a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire tragedy, with a photo of the building and directions for visiting it.

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Description of the fire and its importance, from the New York City Encyclopedia.

Two Firemen Testify
A transcript with two firemen on the overcrowded factory conditions on the floors affected most by the fire.

Women's Rights on Trial
Information on the trial of the factory owners with context, including the 1909 garment workers' strike and the 1911 fire.