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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Pictures of March, 1911, New York City Industrial Disaster

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On March 25, 1911, a quick-spreading fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory killed 146 people as thousands watched. The industrial accident had significant long-term effects in industrial safety reforms and union organizing.
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  1. Triangle Shirtwaist FactoryTriangle Shirtwaist Factory building, New York City.
  2. Firefighters at the Triangle Shirtwaist FactoryFirefighters putting out the last of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
  3. Twisted Fire EscapeFire escape outside the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory after the March, 1911, fire.
  4. Sidewalk After the FireSidewalk outside the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory after the March 1911 fire.
  5. Officers with Bodies of Victims on the SidewalkPolice officers with bodies, after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, March, 1911.
  6. Broken Pavement After the FireTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
  7. After the FireTriangle Shirtwaist Factory after the March, 1911, fire.
  8. Ruins of the Triangle Shirtwaist FactoryRuins After the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
  9. Identifying the Victims at Charities Pier Identifying bodies at the morgue, after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
  10. At the MorgueIdentifying bodies at the morgue, after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
  11. After Identifying a BodyAfter Identifying a Body - Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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