Resources about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, a devastating garment factory disaster.
Pictures of the aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, March, 1911, in New York City.
A quick overview of the basic facts of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, March 25, 1911.
Background about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and events involving the factory before the 1911 fire.
A narrative of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire from start to finish.
What happened after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Documenting the connections of Frances Perkins with the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A few interesting and lesser-known facts about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Books, articles, films, and other sources about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Article on the Triangle fire, describing the night of the fire and quoting some of the survivors. Several graphic photographs.
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.
This list of primary and secondary sources includes both adult and juvenile literature.
Photographs from the archives: images of the fire's aftermath.
A variety of articles and images, plus audio, directed to a high school audience but interesting to others as well.
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.
Description of the fire and its importance, from the
New York City Encyclopedia.A transcript with two firemen on the overcrowded factory conditions on the floors affected most by the fire.
Information on the trial of the factory owners with context, including the 1909 garment workers' strike and the 1911 fire.
