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Works Cited
Primary Sources
Agencia RBS. Scene of Brazilian Nightclub Fire. 27 Jan. 2013. The Toronto Sun. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the hectic scene of the Brazilian Nightclub Fire that occurred on
January 27, 2013. We used this picture in our introduction to show that the world still needs to
make progress regarding fire prevention.
Basement living conditions in a tenement. 1900. archives.gov. Old New York. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the living conditions in New York before the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
We used this image to show the poor conditions of factories workers in New York.
The Bodies of Seamstresses, Who Jumped from the Factory Floors at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company
to Avoid Being Burned Alive, Lie outside the Building. N.d. School of Law. Web. 20 Jan.
2013. This is a photo of factory workers who jumped to their deaths during the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory fire. This picture can be used when talking about the devastating details of
the actual fire.
Bodies on Sidewalk. N.d. School of Law. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. This is a picture of victims from the
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire laying on the pavement where they jumped to their deaths. This
photo is very helpful to describe the tragic consequences of the fire.
Bodies That Lay on the Side Walk after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. 1911. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Markeplace Business. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a photo of
fallen bodies on the sidewalk after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. We used this photo in our
introduction to briefly explain what happened during the Triangle Fire.
Brazilian Night Club Fire. 27 Jan. 2013.Heavy.com. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a photo of the Brazilian Night Club Fire which occurred on January 27, 2013. We
used this photo to compare it with the Triangle Fire of 1911 to show the similarities between the
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two fires.
Brown Brothers. Fire Escape that Collapsed during the Triangle Fire. 1911. Kheel Center. Cornell U.
5780pb39f20af.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the fire escape of the Asch Building which collapsed
during the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. We used this picture to show the inadequate exits of the
Asch building.
- - -. Fire Fighters from Fire Company 20 Putting out Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. 25 Mar. 1911. Kheel
Center. Cornell U. 5780pb39f20aa.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5
Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of Fire Company 20 attempted to put out the fire at the
Triangle Shirtwaist Company. We used this picture to show what occurred during the fire and
how the New York Fire Department responded.
- - -. Photo of Sewing Station on the Ninth Floor of the Asch Building After the Fire. 1911. Kheel
Center. Cornell U. 5780Pb39f15g.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5
Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the sewing machine station on the ninth floor of the
Asch Building after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. We used this image to show the brutality of the
damage of the fire.
- - -. Scene of the Ninth Floor of the Asch Building When Fire Fighters Entered at 7:00 p.m. 1911.
Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5780-087pb1f5j.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire.
Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the interior of the 9th floor of the Asch Building after
the Triangle Fire. We used this picture to show the damaged caused by the Triangle Shirtwaist
Fire.
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- - -. Spectators Watching Desperate Workers Jump out of the Asch Building to the Pavement. 25
Mar. 1911. Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5780-087pb1f5ap.Remembering the 1911 Triangle
Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the dead bodies of people who jumped out of the
Asch building trying to escape the fire of the Triangle Shirtwaist Building. We used this picture
to show the horrors of the fire and to show how inadequate the fire apparatuses were at the
time.
The Charred Tenth Floor of the Asch Building After the Triangle Fire. 1911. Kheel Center. Cornell U.
5780Pb39f15b.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is an image of the tenth floor of the Asch Building which housed
executive offices after the Triangle Fire. We used this image to show the damage caused by the
fire.
Chronicling America.New York Tribune[New York] 25 Mar. 1912: n. pag. Web. 23 Jan. 2013.
This primary source is a newspaper article written for the New York Tribune in 1912. It was
extremely helpful because it explains how the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire directly affected
the creation of committees like the Factory Investigating Commission, The Committee of
Safety, and the Hoey act, which gave the fire department power to inspect buildings and
enforce laws. This article also gives quotes from heads of these Committees, making it a
valuable source to use in the project. Finally, it gave more details on the fire itself and the
changes that could have mitigated the damage.
Cohen, Rose. My First Job. Memo. N.d. The Kheel Center.Remembering the 1911 Triangle
Factory Fire. Web. 9 Jan. 2013.
. This
primary source is testimonial written by Rose Cohen and published in Leon Steins book, Out
of the Sweatshop: The Struggle for Industrial Democracy. This testimonial consists of the
account of Rose Cohens life in New York Factories before 1911. She tells of the lack of
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concern for workers, harsh conditions, and brutality of the workplace. This source offered us a
few quotes about working conditons before the Triangle shirtwaist fire but was mainly used
towards collective background information.
Crowded New York Factory in 1913. 1910. Kheel Center. Cornell U. FactoryShift-1.Rememberingthe 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of a crowded New York factory in 1910. We used this
photo to show the working conditions in the early 1900s.
Domsky-Abrams, Mary. MY REMINISCENCES OF THE TRIANGLE FIRE. Interview by Leon
Stein.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Cornell University, 2011. Web. 15 Jan.
2013.
This source was an interview with a survivor named Mary Domsk-Adams about her account of
the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and the events leading up to it. Mary Domsk-Adams was
interviewed by Leon Stein and this interview is published in his book The Triangle Fire. Mary
tells of what happened during the fire and how she survived. She tells of the lack of
communicated and the ineffective ways to exit the buildings. She also tells of the conditions
before the fire, and the trials of Blanck and Harris. This source offered us first hand information
on what happened during the fire along with the conditions before the fire. This was an
extremely helpful source and we used quotes from Mary Domsk-Adams in all three sections of
our documentary.
Dorga, Thomas Aloysius. Article Published in the New York Evening Journal. 28 Mar. 1911. Kheel
Center. Cornell U. 5780pb39f18o.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5
Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the cover of an article published in the New York
Evening Journal about the survivors and witnesses of the Triangle Fire. We used this source to
show the publics interest in the fire.
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Factory Fire in Bangladesh kills 100 People. 24 Nov. 2012.Bay News. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of
the Bangladesh Factory Fire which occurred on November 24, 2012. We used this picture toshow that although the Triangle Fire brought reform to labor laws there are still problems with
international labor laws today.
Factory Workers. N.d. UPI: Over 100 Years of Journalistic Excellence. Web. 28 Jan. 2013. This is
a picture of factory employees working in crowded rows. This primary source was extremely
helpful for describing the conditions of factories in the early 1900s.
Fallen Workers of the Triangle Fire on the Pavement. 1911.Draft Party Blog. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is a photo of an officer looking over a pile of
fallen workers on the pavement around the perimeter of the Asch Building. We used this photo
to show the effects of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
Family and Friends Visiting the 26th Street Morgue Trying to Identify Loved Ones. 1911. Kheel
Center. Cornell U. 5780pb39f16e Image 4 of 49.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory
Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a photo of people trying to identify victims of the Triangle Fire who
had been placed in wooden coffins in the 26th Street Morgue. We used this picture to show the
effects of the fire.
Family Members Identify Those Who Died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. N.d. NY Daily
News. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. This is a picture of multiple bodies in coffins being identified by their
family members. This primary source can be used when describing the aftermath of the Triangle
Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Fire Chief Edward Croker Who Helped Extinguish the Triangle Fire. N.d.Leatherhead109.
Web. 6 Feb. 2013. . This is a photo of Fire Chief
Croker, who was involved in the Triangle Fire and the movements that arose afterward. We
used this photo to correlate with our description of him in our testimonial.
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Firefighters Attempt to Put out Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. N.d.FASNY Museum of Firefighting.
Web. 4 Feb. 2013. This is a photograph of firefighters trying to quench the Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory Fire. This primary source can be used when talking about the details of the fire and the
problems the firefighters faced.Fire Fighters Trying to Control the Fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. 25 Mar. 1911. Kheel
Center. Cornell U. 5780-087pb1f5c.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5
Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the NYPD trying to extinguish the flames on the eighth,
ninth, and tenth floors of the Asch Building. We used this image to explain what occurred during
the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
Fire Fighter Trying to Put Out Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. 25 Mar. 1911. USA Today. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the New York Fire Department trying to put out the flames of the Triangle
Shirtwaist Fire. We used this photo to show how the fire fighters responded to the Triangle Fire.
Firemen Looking Over Bodies on the Pavement. N.d.Aurora History Boutique. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.
This is a picture of firemen surrounding bodies of girls who jumped out of the Asch Building
during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This primary source can be used when describing
the details of the fire.
The Flimsy Fire Escape of the Asch Building Which was Resorted to by Many Desperate Workers.
1911. Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5780pb39f15a.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory
Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the fire escape of the Asch Building which collapsed
and buckled away during the Triangle Fire. We used this source to show the inadequate exits of
the Triangle Shirtwaist Company.
Four Women Picketers Carrying Signs Saying, Picket, Ladies Tailors Strikers. 2 Feb. 1910. Kheel
Center. Cornell U. 5780pn45b8n1193a.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire.
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Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of women picketers trying to improve the sanitary
conditions of New York factories. We used this picture to show the impact the Triangle Firehad on the New York Labor Movement.
Freedman, Rose. Three Miracles. Youtube. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. This primary source was
an interview with 107 year old Rose Freedman, the last survivor of the Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory Fire. The interview provided first- hand details about the fire as we got to hear the
perspective of one who actually lived through it. Freedman gave a lot of sensory details and
quotes that could be used in the documentary, as well as her own opinion about the original
working conditions of the factory.
Garment Families Working Together to Finish the Garment Making Process. 1900Extended families
work together to finish a few steps in the garment making process. Kheel Center. Cornell U.
6153pb2f6-16.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This photograph is an image of a family working in a poor factory in New
York. This photo illustrates child labor and we used this source to show the conditions before
the Triangle Factory Fire.
Garment Workers in Factory. N.d. The Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 28 Jan. 2013. This photo
depicts men and women sewing in a factory, with straining backs, hands, and eyes and
sunlight or dimly lit gas lights as the only source of light. This primary source is really effective
when describing the working conditions of factory workers in the early 1900s.
Garment Workers Taking Care of Children and Working Simultaneously. N.d. The Triangle Factory
Fire. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. This is a picture of a family of garment workers. The older children
and adults are working while simultaneously taking care of children in their small home.
Garment Workers Working in Cluttered Conditions. N.d.DNA Info. Web. 28 Jan. 2013. This photo
depicts many men and women working in rows. The rows barely have enough space in
between them for the workers to get out and there is a lot of clutter on the tables and on the
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floor around the tables. This primary source is very useful when describing the conditions of
factories in the early 1900s, especially when delineating the fire hazards that were apparent.
Greene Street Staircase of Triangle Factory Fire. 1911. Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5780pb39f18k.
Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.. This is a pictures of the Greene Street Staircase of the Triangle Shirtwaist
Company in the Asch Building. The picture shows the depth of the staircase and we used this
picture as proof of inadequate exits.
Guards Standing over Dead Bodies. N.d. Umkc.edu. Web. 13 Dec. 2012.
. This im
guards in front of the factory standing over dead bodies. Because of this image, it is easy to see
that many people died in the fire. This picture can be used when we are talking about the
immediate effect of the fire in our video. This source is not biased because it is a real
photograph from what happened the day of the fire.
Hine, Lewis. Cramped Working Conditions in a New York Hand Sewing Factory. 1910. Kheel
Center. Cornell U. 5783pb1f3c.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5
Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of a hand sewing factory in New York in 1910. We used
this image in the section in our documentary about the conditions before the Triangle Fire.
- - -. Men and Women Hand Sewing in New York Factory. 1913. Kheel Center. Cornell U.
5783pb1f3h.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory FIre. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a photograph of the working conditions of New York factories in
the 1900s. We used this image to show the cluttered conditions in New York factories.
- - -. Workers Working in Low Light and Cluttered Conditions. 1900. Kheel Center. Cornell U.
5783pb1f3f.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
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&sec_id=8#screen>. This is a photo of workers in an unsanitary factory in the early 1900s. We
used this photo to show the conditions of New York factories before the Triangle Fire.
- - -. Young Children Working through the Night Threading and Trimming Garment Material. 1900.
Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5780pb13f7j.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire.Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a photograph of young girls who are working on stitching and
threading fabric. We used this image to show the bad factory conditions before the Triangle Fire
and to reiterate the fact that child labor was carried out in New York state.
Historic Fire Spurred Struggle for Worker Safety. N.d.IPP Digital. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This imagine was used to emphasize the fact that the hoses did not reach the 8th, 9th, and
10th floors of the Asch Building the day of the dramatic fire. We used this picture to show what
occurred during the Triangle Fire.
Image of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. N.d.NYC Fire. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. This is a picture of the
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire burning with fire hoses attempting to put out the flames. This
picture is extremely helpful when describing the details of the actual fire.
Inspection. N.d. W.W. Norton and Company. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. This is a photograph of an
inspector inspecting a dirty and cluttered tenement and workspace the primary source can be
used when talking about building inspectors.
Interior of the Asch Building of the Triangle Fire. 25 Mar. 1911. Public History Blog. Web. 6 Feb.
2013. . Thi
is a picture of the interior the Asch Building after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. We used this
picture to show the damage caused by the Triangle Fire.
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union was Finally Allowed to Form Without Additional
Harassment. N.d. Grand Rapids Institute for Imformation Democracy. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of picketers of the International Ladies Garment
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Workers Union and we used this picture to show the thirst for change before and after the
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
Lemlich, Cara. Life in the Shop.New York Evening Journal(1909): n. pag.Remembering the
1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 9 Jan. 2013.. This is an insightful primary source collected in Leon Steins book, The Triangle
Fire. This testimonial is written by Clara Limlich and was first published in the New York
Evening Journal in 1909. Within this testimonial, Limlich explains the conditions of New York
Factories in the 1900s. She explains about the working day, managers, and the conditions girls
worked in. This source gave us very specific details about the working conditions of the 1900s
which was very valuable in showing a contrast in the working conditions before and after the
triangle fire. Specifically, we used this source for its information about wages and working
conditions and we found many quotes very helpful.
Linen Collar Factory Workers. N.d.Roots Web. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. This is a picture of working
factory women making collars, that can be used when describing the type of work done in
factories in the early 1900s.
Locked Door Found in the Debris of the Ninth-Floor. 1911. Kheel Center. Cornell U.
5780-087pb1f7l.Remembering the the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of one of the locked doors found in the ruins of the Asch
Building after the Triangle Fire. We used this picture to show the labor code violations which
prevented workers from escaping the building.
More than 140 Die as Flames Sweep through Three Stories of Factory Building in Washington
Square[New York] 26 Mar. 1911. Web. 23 Jan. 2013. This was an article written for the
New York Tribune in 1911, right after the fire occurred. It gave an overview of the event,
providing important details like the exact time, the sequence of events, and imagery that could
be quoted in our script. It was extremely helpful because it gave Fire Chief Crokers opinion
about what went wrong during the fire and his views on what, in the New York building codes,
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could be fixed to prevent another tragedy like this. Multiple quotes from a figure with power in
the government made this primary source amazing to use in our project.
Net-draped Horses Escorted the Victims of the Triangle Fire Down the Streets for a Mourning Parade.
5 Apr. 1911. Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5736pb1f19a.Remembering the 1911 TriangleShirtwaist Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the funeral procession that occurred on April 5, 1911
for the victims of the Triangle Fire. We used this source to show the fires impact on the public.
Newman, Pauline M. Letter to Michael and Hugh. Letter to Michael Owens and Hugh Owens. May
1951. International Ladies Garment Workers union. Kheel Center for Labor-Mangement
Documentation and Archives, Ithica. 6036/008.Remember the 1911 Triangle Factory FIre.
Web. 9 Jan. 2013.
. This is a primary source written by a Triangle Factory worker named Pauline M. Newman
to her sons Michael and Hugh. She writes to her children telling them about her experience
working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company as a little girl. She tells her children about child
labor, the conditions of New York factories, and the expectations of factory workers. This
source shows that other factories beside the Triangle were harsh and violating and that illegal
work was done off the books as expectations of factory owners. We used this source in our
documentary in the section titled Before the Fire. We used quotes about child labor, brutal
working conditions, and about her involvement in later labor organizations. This was a very
prominent source in our documentary.
New York. Leg. Assembly. Factory Investigating Commission. Second Report of the Factory
Investigating Commission. 1913 Leg. Print. This primary source was one of the most valuable
in our project. Written by the Factory Investigating Commission, the report outlined the exact
laws the Commission recommended to improve working conditions. It was also really helpful in
proving how the fire was a turning point as it gave multiple reasons to why the fire directly fueled
the worker reform movement in New York.
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- - -. - - -. Assembly. Factory Investigating Commission.Preliminary Report of the Factory
Investigating Commission. 1912 Leg. University of Missouri-Kansas School of Law. Web.
23 Jan. 2013. This report was a very helpful primary source. It gave specific sections and
chapters of New York Laws that the new building and working codes were written in.Additionally, it gave multiple ways the Triangle Factory Fire influenced people to attempt to
change the current laws. Many quotes from the report were used in the project.
- - -. New York (State) Factory Investigating Commission.Minutes of the Hearing of the New York
State Fire Investigation Commission, Held in the City Hall at 10:30 A.M. Rept.
2:242-249.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 9 Jan. 2013.
. This is a
report from the New York State Factory Investigation Commision with New York Fire
Inspector G.I. Harmon. The New York State Investigation Commission was a commission
created after the Triangle Shirtwaist fire to inquire into the working conditions of factories all
over New York State. This report is the minutes of the commission with G. I. Harmon in which
he explains his duties as an inspector and how he carried out his investigation at the Triangle
Shirtwaist Company. This report shows how G.I Harmon carried out the investigation of the
Triangle Shirtwaist Company, the lack of labor standards inacted in New York State, and the
Carelessness of New York Investigators. This was an incredibly abounding source because it
offered us details on how buildings were inspected before the fire and it gave us the reasons
why labor code violations were existant in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company.
- - -. - - -.Preliminary Report of the Factory Investigating Commission. Chapter 561, Laws of
1911 Print. This primary source was the most prominent and helpful source in our documentary.
This source is preliminary report to the Legislature of New York by the New York State
Factory Investigation commission. This preliminary report is contained within three volumes and
includes a vast variety of information concerning the Triangle Fire. Within the report are
testimonies of fire chiefs, fire fighters, inspectors, witnesses, survivors, doctors, and factory
owners. This report gives statsics about New York factories before and after the fire, detailed
accounts of what occurred during the fire, fire violations at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company,
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and bills recommended to be enacted by the New York Legislature. We used excerpts from
this source throughout our entire documentary and most of our information about the turning
point of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire can be traced directly to this source.
A New York Factory Not Following Building Codes by Leaving Flammable Scraps on the Floor.1900. Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5783pb1f3a.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire.
Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the unsanitary working conditions in New York in
1900. We used this image to show the unsanitary working conditions in New York factories
before the Triangle Fire.
New York Fire Department. N.d. Top Design. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. This is a photograph of the New
York Fire Department in the early 1900s.
New York Governor William Sulzer. 13 Aug. 1913. Congress.N.IT. Gallery. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
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arch_country=US&st=person%20finder&target_url=aHR0cDovL2FsYXNrYW1pbmluZ2hhb
GxvZmZhbWUub3JnL2luZHVjdGVlcy9zdWx6ZXIucGhw>. This is a picture of New York
State Governor William Sulzer the governor of New York during the Triangle Factory Fire. We
used this picture to corelate with our information about Sulzer and how he helped form the NewYork State Factory Investigation Commission.
141 Men and Girls Die in Waist Factory Fire Trapped High up in Washington Place Building Street
Strewn with Bodies Piles of Dead inside.New York Times[New York] 26 Mar. 1911: 1.
Web. 21 Jan. 2013.
. This is a source written on March 26, 1911 in the New York Times about the
overview of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. This was an incredibly insightful article about the
desperation of the workers, bodies jumping out of windows, and generally what happened in
the fire. This source had a great amount of detail and explored possible causes of the fire. It also
showed the inadequate exit methods to the building such as a weak fire escape, and charred
elevator. We used this source for its rich quotes about girls jumping to their deaths, summary
sentences, and for its details on unsafe building structure. This was a very reliable source
because it came from New York Times and was published in the online archives of Cornell
University.
142 Die When Shirtwaist Factory Burns. Washington Herald[Washington, D.C.] 26 Mar. 1911: n.
pag. Web. 23 Jan. 2013. This source was an article written for the Washington Herald in 1911.
The helpful primary source gave an overview of the event, and described multiple graphic
images that highlighted how disastrous the event really was. The newspaper also talked about
the problems with the structure and organization of the Asch building itself, as well as the
problems with the working conditions. The article was especially helpful because it showed how
the fire was a national event and its impact spread nation wide.
The Only Fire Escape on the Asch Building. N.d.New York Public Library. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. This
photo depicts the destroyed fire escape at the Asch Building. The source was extremely helpful
when talking about the problems with the building that could have been fixed to mitigate the
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damage, and it gave details like how long it would have taken to climb the fire escape.
People in Town on Horses and Walking around.Ifrcmedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2012.
. This image shows people walking around and on horses. Many people were outside atthe time because they did not know what was going on.This picture can be used in the video
when we are talking about the caos.
Photo of the Asch Building in Which the Triangle Fire Took Place. N.d. NYC.Remembering the
1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is a
photo of the Asch Building in New York Located on the Corner of Washington Place and
Greene Street. We used this picture because it is the building in which the Triangle Fire took
place on March 25, 1911
Police Officers and Fire Fighters Moving Fallen Workers to a Temporary Morgues. 25 Mar. 1911.
Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5780pb39f15c.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory FIre.
Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of officers transporting fallen dead bodies to a temporary
morgue at the 26th Street Pier. We used this source so show what occurred during the Triangle
Factory Fire.
Protestors Lined the Street of the Triangle Funeral Procession Demanding Change. 1911. Kheel
Center. Cornell U. 5780pb39f17h.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5
Feb. 2013.
. This picture shows protesters angered by the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. We
used this picture to show that the Triangle Fire fueled changes.
Pyrotechnic Display Catches Fire and Kills over 97 in Rhode Island NightClub. N.d. CNN. Rhode
Island Web Blog. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of the Rhode Island
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Nightclub Fire which killed about 100 people. We used this photo in our introduction to
compare it to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911.
Reforms after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. N.d. Open Library. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This picture was used after the fire to show what types of reforms
were created after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
Second Report of the Factory Investigating Commission, 1913, Volume 1 by Price, George Moses/
Whiskeman, James P./ New York Stat. N.d. Sears. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This photograph was used in the after the fire
section of the documentary. We used this picture to represent the Factory Investigation
Commission that was created after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins. N.d.Bio.True Story. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of Secretary
of Labor Francis Perkins who was an original Factory Investigation Member. We used this
picture because she quoted that the Triangle Fire was directly related to the New Deal.
Senator Roger R. Wagner. N.d. The Last New Deal Reforms. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of
Senator Robert R. Wagner, an original member of the Factory Investigation Commission who
brought labor reforms to a national level after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
Sewing Machine Operators at Double Tables Overlooked by Factory Managers. 1900. Kheel Center.
Cornell U. 5780pb31f15a.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb.
2013.
. This is a photo of women working at a sewing factory in New York. We
used this photo to show the working conditions before the Triangle Fire.
Shops Were Cramped and Dark in the Early 1900 Which Made the Workplace Very Dangerous.
1900. Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5743pb50f6a.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory
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Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of a crowded garment shop in 1900. We used this photo
to show the harsh working conditions and neglect of labor laws before the Triangle Fire.Sikes, Wirt. Among the Poor Girls. Cornell University. Ed. Cornell University. N.p., 2011. Web.
23 Jan. 2013.
. This source is a primary source of a testimonial by a supporter of the Working
Womens Protective Union. This source describes the life working as a Triangle Shirtwaist
Factory worker. This source can be used to describe the tough and brutal days they went
through but describes how talented they were at their job. This information will be used to
introduce the factory women worked in. We can talked about how much money they made and
the health struggles they experienced. Quotes from this primary source were used and match up
with pictures to prove the hardships.
Stories of Survivors.And Witnesses and Rescuers Outside Tell What They Saw.New York Times
[New York City] 26 Mar. 1911: n. pag. Web. 16 Jan. 2013.
. This source is a newspaper article published in the New York Times about the
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. The article includes the accounts of witnesses, rescuers, and survivors
of the fire and different perspectives on what happened. Although it was published one day after
the fire, this source contains an abundance of detail about the occurrence of the Triangle fire at
4:40 in the afternoon. This primary source includes accounts of Max Rother a tailor, Cecilia
Walker an eye witness, Benjamin Levy a witness, Samuel Levine the elevator operator,
Frederick Newman a rescuer, and Pauline Grossman a survivor. This source was helpful
because it offered us insight into what happened during the fire and it allowed us to portray
different perspectives of what went on during the fire. Specifically, we used a quote from
Benjamin Levy about the lack of appropriate fire apparatuses for the New York Fire
department. Since this article was published in the New York times it can be deemed pretty
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reliable and in response we heavily relied on this source for information on what occurred during
the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Sweatshop Conditions in the Early 1900s. N.d.ILR School. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. This is a photo of
people working in a sweatshop that can be used while describing work conditions in the early1900s.
Table of Men Hand Sewing at a New York Factory. 1900. Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5780pb31f14e.
Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of men hand sewing in a New York factory. We used this
image to show factory conditions before the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
The Tenth Floor after the Triangle Fire. N.d. The New York Times. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. This is a
picture of the tenth floor of the Asch Building completely ruined by the flames. The photo is
extremely helpful when describing the destruction caused by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Fire.
Thrilling Incidents in Gotham Holocaust That Wiped out One Hundred and Fifty Lives. Chicago
Sunday Tribune[Chicago] 28 Mar. 1911: 2. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.
. This primary source published in the Chicago Sunday Tribune on March 28, 1911
included information on what happened during the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. The article included
accounts by Jimmy Lehan a traffic policeman, Dr. Ralph A. Froelich a physician, and other
anonymous accounts. It offered extremely vivid facts and quotes about what occurred during
the fire which added to the gruesomeness of the fire and helped us emphasize how deadly and
important this fire was to the creation on New York labor laws. We used this source for both
background information and direct quotes for our documentary. Particularly we included
information such as how girsl leapt from the buildings, what Fire Chief Croker noticed when he
entered the buildings, and summarizations about the death tole of the fire. This source was
reliable because it offered stories of witnesses of the fire and it came from a prestigious
newspaper company. This source was not only factually helpful but reiterated the fact that the
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Triangle Fire was not only instrumental in New York but other cities as well.
Triangle Factory Fire. N.d.NYC Fire. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. This is a photo of the actual fire at the
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911 that can be used when describing the fire and the attempts
to stop it.Two Officials of the New York City Tenement House Department Inspect a Cluttered Basement
Living Room. 1900. National Archives and Records Administration. Wikimedia Commons.
Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
.
This is a picture of a New York State Inspector. We used this picture when we talked about
New York Inspectors and the careless jobs they performed.
Unions Carry Banners during the Triangle Funeral Procession. 5 Apr. 1911. Kheel Center.
Cornell U. 5780pb39f17d.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb.
2013.
. This is a picture of unions such as Hebrew Trades of New York and the
Ladies Waist and Dressmakers Union Local 25 carry flags demanding change. We used this
picture to show the changes caused by the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
View of Asch Building during Triangle Fire in 1911. 25 Mar. 1911. Kheel Center.InvestorVillage.
Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
.
This is a picture of the Asch Building ablaze. We use this picture several times in our
documentary to show what happened during the Triangle Fire.
William Sulzer, the Democratic governor of New York from January to October of 1913, was born on
this day in 1863 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. N.d.Ron Schulers Parlour Tricks. Web. 4 Feb.
2013. . This is an image of
Governor William Sulzer. We used this image to represent Sulzer when we explain about his
significance with the Factory Investigation Commission.
A Women and Her Children Sewing Fabric. 1900. Kheel Center. Cornell U. 5780pn45b9f1593.
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Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of children working with their mother on a garment
related project. We used this photo to show that child labor was existent despite legal lawsbefore the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
Women Go on Strike after the Fire. N.d. Timeinc. Web. 13 Dec. 2012.
. Some women,
as shown in the picture, went on strike because they were fighting for better working conditions
which was part of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. This source can be used
to talk about how the women workers felt about their jobs before the fire.
Women Pecan Shellers at Work. N.d.Palgrave Macmillan. Web. 20 Jan. 2013. This is a picture of
crowded women shelling pecans for low wages and this picture can be used when discussing
the conditions factory women had to work in.
Women Working in a Factory. N.d.Department of Workforce Development. Web. 20 Jan. 2013.
This is a picture of women working machinery in a factory and this image can be used to
describe the conditions of factories in the early 1900s.
Women Working in the Factory. N.d.Media.npr.org. Web. 13 Dec. 2012.
. This picture shows how many people worked in the crowded
manufacturing rooms in the factory, and shows that the workers are mostly young women,
around 16 years old. This primary source also verifies the cramped working environment the
workers worked in. This picture can be used in the video when we are talking about before the
fire.
Workers at a Garment Finishing Factory Work as Managers Look On. 1900. Kheel Center. Cornell U.
5780pb31f12i.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is an image of the working conditions before the Triangle Fire. We
used this picture to reflect on the neglect of factory workers in the 1900s
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Worker Unions Striking after the Deadly Triangle Fire. 1911. Occasional Links and Commentary.
Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a photo
of workers striking after the Triangle Fire demanding change and mourning for the victims of thefire. We used this picture to show that the fire caused unions to take action.
Secondary Sources
An Act Creating The New York State Factory Investigating Commission and photograph from the
Factory Commission Report. 1912. Bobst Lib, New York City. Labor Arts. Web. 4 Feb.
2013. . This is a photo
of the cover of the New York State Factory Investigation Commission preliminary report. We
used this picture when we talked about the creation and formation of the commission.
After the Triangle Fire: State and National Workplace Safety Reforms.Media Matters Action Blog.
N.p., 2010. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is a website about the
effects the Triangle Fire had on New York labor laws and Federal factory codes. This website
included topics such as the creation of the New York State Factory Investigation Commission,
the Wagner Act, Francis Perkins, Bureau of fire prevention, and the 36 actual bills made into
laws by the Factory Commission. We used this source to talk about the national effects of the
Triangle Fire. This website also gave us the actual laws passed in response to the fire which was
extremely helpful. This source offered us great insight into the changes brought about by the
Triangle Factory Fire.
Brazil Nightclub Fire: Nearly 200 People Killed. YouTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.
. This is a video clip originally from ABC
news and republished on YouTube. We used this source to explain about the Brazilian fire of
2013 to show that fatal fires are still in existence today.
Carter, Robert. Cartoon of New York Factory Investigators. N.d. Kheel Center. Cornell U.
5780pb39f18d.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
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. This is a cartoon of New York Factory Inspectors and it is trying to show
that they are evil and do not care for the safety of workers. We used this image when we talked
about ineffective inspectors.Complete early cast iron fire alarm call box from New York City with interior clockwork mechanism.
Obnoxious Antiques. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.
.
This is a photo of an antique New York fire alarm. We used this picture to talk about new state
mandated laws such as fire alarms after the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire.
The Crime of Carelessness 1912 National Association of Manufacturers NAM. YouTube. N.p., 22
Sept. 2012. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. . This is
a video of the safety codes and violations in New York. We used this video to show how the
Triangle Fire created laws banning smoking.
Dorgan, Thomas Aloysius. Who Should Be Punished For the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. 1911. Kheel
Center. Cornell U. 5780pb39f18b.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5
Feb. 2013.
. This is an illustration asking who is responsible for the Triangle Fire. We
used this picture to show the effects of the Triangle Fire.
Editorial Cartoon of Skeleton of Smoke Coming from Asch Building. 1911. Kheel Center. Cornell U.
5780pb39f18i.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.
. This is a cartoon editorial of a skeleton of smoke coming from the
Triangle Shirtwaist Company. The photo shows that death loomed in the company and we used
this picture to show the deadly effects of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
EXCLUSIVE Footage!! Brazil NightClub Fire Kills more than 200 - Warning!!YouTube. N.p., 27
Jan. 2013. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. . This is a
video of the Brazilian fire that took place in 2013. We used this fire for our introduction
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comparing it to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Findings of the New York Factory Investigation Commission. N.d.NYSED.org. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. We
used this picture because it had a quote talking about the neglect of factories in New YorkState.
Front Page of Evening Post about Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. 27 Mar. 1911. Newspaper Archive.
Newspaperarchive.com. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is a
picture of the front page of The Evening Post about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. We used this
picture in our section about what occurred during the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
Front Page of New York Tribune Describing the Triangle Fire. 26 Mar. 1911. New York Tribune.
New York.History.com. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of
the front page of the New York Tribune Talking about the death toll of the Triangle Fire. We
used this photo to reiterate that the fire was so important that it made front page news.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLNrBgKWiLw. YouTube. N.p., 8 Mar. 2012. Web. 4 Feb.
2013. . This is a video of 1933s
Secretary of Labor, Francis Perkins. We used the clip as a background to a quote Perkins said
about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
ILR School, Kheel Center. Timeline of Events. Cornell University. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan. 2013.
. This secondary source
shows the events leading up to the fire, during the fire, and after the fire. This source can be
used to reference important dates as well as important facts about how the fire started and how
people tried to escape the building. This information will mostly be used when we are talking
about events during the fire.
Inspector of Buildings Cartoon. N.d. The Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. This is an
editorial cartoon depicting a New York building inspector as almost a monster, commenting on
the superficial jobs inspectors did while inspecting work and building conditions. This picture
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can be used when talking about the negligence of building inspectors.
Largo from Xerxes. Composed by George Frideric Handel. 1738. CD. This is a song by George
Frideric Handel called Largo from Xerxes. We used this song for our section called, Before
the Fire in our documentary.Linder, Douglas. The Triangle Shirtwaist.Famous Trials. U of Missouri-Kansas City Law School,
2002. Web. 9 Jan. 2013.
. This source is a website
created about the conditions of the Triangle Company and the aftermath of the Triangle
Shirtwaist Fire. This website included information on Blanck and Harris Trial, newspaper
exerpts, victims, testimonies of the New York State Factory Investigation Commision, fire
reports, and New York Building Codes and and Safety Laws before 1911. This website
contained both primary and secondary sources about the Triangle Factory Fire. We mainly used
this source for its background information but we did find its section about Building Codes and
Safety Laws helpful. We found this site to be reliable because it had the same facts as other
sites we found and most of the sources were taken off the Cornell University website where we
found most of our sources.
Logo for New York Fire Prevention and Control. N.d. WGXC.org. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is the logo
for the New York Fire Prevention Bureau. We used this picture the bureau was created in
response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
Logo of the National Fire Protection Association. N.d.Phoenix Engineering Group. Web. 6 Feb.
2013. . This is a picture of the logo of the National Fire
Protection Association. We used this photo because the NFPA was created in response to the
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
Marrin, Albert.Flesh and Blood so Cheap. New York: Random, 2011. Print. This source is a book
about the conditions before and after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and how the Triangle Fire
effected those conditions. This source included primary source documents, photographs,
cartoon editorials, and pages of information. We specifically used this book for its photographs
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and its quotes about how the Triangle Fire brought changes to a national level.
Newspaper Editorial of a Triangle Body Being Lowered from the Asch Building. 1911. Kheel
Center. Cornell U. 5780pb39f18g.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 5
Feb. 2013.. A Cartoon of a body being lowered from the Asch building after the
Triangle Fire. We used this image to show how workers died during the fire.
New York State Senate 1914. N.d.Amazon.com. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is
a picture of the cover of a book with orginal text documents from the 1914 New York Senate.
We used this source when we talked about when the Factory Investigation Commission brought
36 bills in front of the New York Senate.
The Oklahoma State Capital Newspaper Article of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. 26 Mar. 1911. Jewish
Womens Archive. Congress.Jewish Womens Archive. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of a front page
article published in The Oklahoma State Capital newspaper about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
We used this photo to show that this fire was popular in other states beside New York.
Person, Ricky. Story of A City (New York State of Mind) . YouTube. N.p., 17 Aug. 2008. Web. 4
Feb. 2013.
. This is a video of the birds eye view of New York in the early 1900s.
We used this video as a background to the changes presented in New York after the Triangle
Shirtwaist Fire.
Pineapple Rag. Composed by Scott Joplin. Prod. Tony Wilkinson. 1908. CD. This is a recording of
Scott Joplins song Pineapple Rag. We used this music for our section about the changes that
occurred after the Triangle Fire.
Preliminary Report of the Fire Investigating Commission.Labor Arts. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2013.
This is a photo of the cover page of the Preliminary Report of the Fire Investigating
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Commission, given to the New York Legislature on March 1, 1912.
Rachmaninov Prelude in C Sharp Minor. Composed by Sergey Rachmaninoff. 1892. CD. This is a
song by Sergey Rachmaninoff called Prelude in C Sharp Minor. We used this song for our fire
section in our documentary.RARE VINTAGE GRINNELL AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER FIRE ALARM early 1900s.Ebay.
Ebay, 10 Nov. 2012. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.
. This is an image of an old fire alarm from the
early 1900s and we used this image to show that fire alarms were mandated in New York State
laws after the 1911 Triangle Fire.
Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. YouTube. N.p., 20 Mar. 2011. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.
. This is a reliable video from CNN about
what occured and what happened in response to the Triangle Fire. We used this source for its
interview with Triangle Fire expert Michael Hirsh.
Rosenberg, Jennifer. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.About.com. 20th Century History, n.d. Web.
23 Jan. 2013. . This source is a
secondary source that describes an overview of what happened the day of the Triangle
Shirtwaist Fire. This source will be used to say where the factory originated from such as how
the owners started it. This source explains the history of the factory and how the fire started.
This source is useful the reference exact dates and how many people were killed. We will use
this source when we are describing ow the factory originated and how the fire started.
Stein, Leon. Chapter One. The Triangle Fire. New York: Carroll & Graf/Quicksilver Book, 1962.
18.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 16 Jan. 2013.
. This i
a source from Leon Steins book, The Triangle Fire and it is a testimony called Ladder about
the fire equiptment of Fire Company 20, the first responders to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. It
encooperates information about the lack of fire equiptment and apperatuses in 1911 and how
victims could not be rescued because of ineffecient equiptment. There are some fantatic quotes
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from Fire Chief Croker about fire equiptment. We used quotes from this source about how fire
ladders reached only to the 6th floor and about the ineffective fire equiptment. This source
helped us show how important new labor laws about fire equiptment were after the fire and how
useless they were before the fire.- - -. Eighth. The Triangle Fire. New York: Carroll & Graf/Quicksilver Book, 1962. 37-54.
Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.
.
This is a rich source from Leon Steins book, The Triangle Fire. This particular testimony is
called Eighth and it is a testimony of multiple workers on the eighth floor of the Asch Building
who were first notified of the fire. This testimony explains the account of the first few minutes of
the fire, how workers tried to warn the ninth and tenth floors, how some were able to escape,
and how the locked doors proved deadly. Within this testimony were accounts of Dinah
Lifschitz a worker who notified the tenth floor, Irene Seivos a survivor who pushed her way
into the elevator, Josephine Nicolosi and Ida Willinsky, and manager Mr. Brown. We used this
source for information on the first few minutes of the fire and for survivors accounts of what
went on in the interior of the Asch building.
- - -. Trap. Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. New York: Carroll & Graf/Quicksilver Book, 1962. 23-26.
Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.
. In
particular, we had a hard time finding legal requirement and the legal infractions of the Triangle
Shirtwaist Company before the fire, but this source proved to be very useful. This source is a
testimony from Leon Steins book, The Triangle Fire which includes accounts of survivors,
witnesses, and experts on the event. This source not only included information on the laws
required for the time, but also had the violations impending in the Triangle Factory and reasons
why the was able to get away with legal infractions. We heavily relied on this source to show the
few laws enacted before 1911 and to show the safety violations which intensified the fire and
death rate of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
- - -. The Triangle Fire. New York: Cornell University, 1962. Print. This is a book containing the
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collaboration and correlation of survivor, witness, and rescuer testimonies, accounts, and
interviews. It offered an abundance of information on all subject regarding the Triangle
Shirtwaist Fire. This book included photos, primary sources, and testimonies. We used this
source for all aspects of our documentary and for its photos. We also used it for its quoteswhich make the message we were trying to portray within our documentary.
- - -. Warnings. The Triangle Fire. New York: Carroll & Graf/Quicksilver Book, 1962. 26.
Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory Fire. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.
. Th
source is published in Leon Steins book, The Triangle Fire which includes interviews and
testimonies with people related to the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. Leon Stein is an expert on the
Triangle Shirtwaist fire and his conclusions are back up with facts and supporting detail. This
particular testimony refers to the conditions of the Triangle factory before the fire and the lack of
action taken to better the working conditions. It introduces facts about safety precautions before
the 1911 fire, requests for safety equipment that were denied, and information about the
Newark fire that had occurred only four month before the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. We used this
information to show the lack of concern for factories in New York before the Triangle Fire and
about the poor factory conditions in the 1900s. This source offered us great quotes such as
from Fire Chief Croker and statistics before the fire.
Sweatshops and Home Work in the Dress Industry 1938 The Womens Bureau . YouTUbe. N.p., 6
Mar. 2011. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. . This is a
video of New York factory workers in the 1900s. We used this video to show the working
conditions before the Triangle Factory Fire.
Triangle Factory Fire 2-2 (New York: A Documentary Film, Ep4).avi . YouTube. N.p., 21 Feb.
2011. Web. 4 Feb. 2013. . This video
clip had live footage of workers in the 1900s, videos of Senator Robert Wagner, and
interviews with Triangle Shirtwaist Fire experts. We used multiple excerpts from this clip in our
documentary.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911. YouTube. N.p., 23 Mar. 2011. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.
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. This is a video with a survivors account
of what occured during the Triangle Fire. We used this video with Rose Freedman to show the
gruesome details of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
United States Department of Labor. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.. This was an amazingly reliable and insightful
source. This is a webpage from the United States Department of Labor which is an extremely
affluent department in the United States. This web page offered us quotes about how laws
created by the Factory Investigation Commission spread to a national level. This source helped
us prove our turning point of how the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire created labor codes that went to a
national level.
Weinstein, Allen, and David Rubel. The Progressive Era.Freedom and Crisis from Settlement to
Superpower. New Yrok City: DK, 2002. 431-54. Print. Within this book was a section called
the Progressive Era and it proved to be very useful in our project. It supplied quotes,
summaries, primary source documents and pictures of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. This source
included rare information about the Progressive Error, the New Deal, how the Triangle Fires
reforms amounted to a national level, and labor movements before the fire. We used this source
for all of our sections in our documentary including before the fire, the fire, and the effects of the
fire. This was a reliable source and gave deep, in-depth information.
Women Strikers in New York for the First Triangle Strike. 1909. Kheel Center. Cornell U.
5780pb32f27g.Remembering the 1911 Triangle Factory FIre. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
. This is a picture of women strikers in 1909. We used this photo to show
that the Triangle Fire initiation a strong public reaction and put action to the ideas of strikers
before the Triangle Factory Fire.