Hadwin, Juanita Collection of Triangle Fire Lantern Slides, 0000-2999
Collection Number: 6153 P
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Juanita Hadwin Collection of Triangle Fire Lantern Slides, 0000-2999
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
6153 P
Creator:
Hadwin, Juanita
Quanitities:
0.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
March 25, 1911 was the date of the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of
New York City. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory caught fire and caused the deaths of
146 garment workers, 123 women and 23 men. They died from the fire, smoke inhalation,
or falling or jumping to their deaths.
Because the owners had locked the doors to the stairwells and exits, there was no
easy escape when the building caught fire. This unfortunately was a common practice
at this time in history.
The fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and helped
with the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, which worked
to get better working conditions for sweatshop workers.
The building that was the factory is now designated a National Historic Landmark
and a New York City landmark. The factory is located in the Asch Building, at 23-29
Washington Place in the Greenwich Village, now known as the Brown Building and part
of New York University.
13 glass lantern slides depicting various scenes and people in reference to the Triangle
Shirt Waist factory fire in New York in 1911.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS
Juanita Hadwin Collection of Triangle Fire Lantern Slides #6153 P. Kheel Center for
Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Related Collections: 5780/087 mf: ILGWU Triangle Fire Trial Summary and Partial Transcript on Microfilm 6036/033: Triangle Shirt Waist Company Legal Documents 6179m: David Von Drehle Notes on Triangle Fire Court Transcript 6188 MB: Joseph Fazio Collection of Scissors from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Memorabilia 6317: Kheel Center Triangle Fire Centennial Commemoration Collection
Names:
Hadwin, Juanita
Triangle Shirtwaist Company -- Photographs
Subjects:
Industrial safety -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century -- Photographs
Low-income housing -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century -- Photographs
CONTAINER LIST
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Triangle Fire Lantern Slides
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Scope and Contents
Box 1 has become folder 1 - rehoused both slide boxes into one Hollinger to keep them
together -- 14. Viewing the unfortunates at the morgue ; 15.A family of the Ghetto
; 16. A family of the East Side, New York City ; 17. Mourning the loss of some relative
; 18.One girl who escaped lost two sisters in the fire ; 19.Coroner and Jury questioning
employees ; 20.Crowds Sunday Morning. New York Morgue X ; 21.Funeral in Ghetto District
; 22.Funeral on East Side. Too poor for carriages ; 23.Interior of Catholic church,
Italian District
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Triangle Fire Lantern Slides
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Scope and Contents
box 2 has become folder 2, two boxes now in one Hollinger for storage -- 24.Sarah
Cammestine swore doors were all locked ; 25.Joseph Zito Elevator Boy. Performed heroic
work ; 26.Mayor Gaynor, Commissioner Waldo, Chief Croker. It is now up to them for
investigation ; Cities 6:6.Homes of the poor ; Cities 6:13. Homes of the poor. Italian
family, Chicago ; Cities 6:16. Homes of the poor ; Cities 6:17. Homes of the poor
; Cities 9:3. Housing reform, miscel
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