Triangle Fire
Scope and Contents
Includes Young People pay tribute to Triangle Fire victims, 1994; VP Evelyn Dubrow during "Triangle" ceremony, 1989; Local 155 during "wreath-laying" ceremony honoring "Triangle" victims, 1995; Firefighters battling the "Triangle" fire, 1991; Fire Commissioner Howard Safir, 1994; NYC Mayor David Dinkins speaks at "Triangle" ceremony, 1993; Members of Ladder Co. 20 (which responded to the 1911 fire) symbolically raises their ladders to the sixth floor, 1990; Triangle rally pictures, 1990; Michael Grimaldi, manager of the Nassau-Suffolk Dis., with Pauline Pepe the last survivor of the triangle fire, 1992; Members of Ladder Co. 20 honored, 1990; Pres. Jay Mazur and Mayor David Dinkins observe a moment of silence for triangle tragedy, 1991; Pres. Jay Mazur addressing the crowd, 1988; Teacher talks to her fourth grade class about the tragedy, 1988; VP Sal Giardina, Pres. Mazur, Justice Editor Emeritus Leon Stein, and Bunny Kuiken, Botto interim dir. at Triangle Fire exhibit at Botto House, Haledon, NJ, 1987; Fire Commissioner Joseph E. Spinnato at exhibit, 1987; AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Thomas Donohue and Evelyn Dubrow at exhibit, 1987; Leon Stein addressing Triangle crowd, 1987; Poet Chris Llewellyn reads from her book Fragments from the Fire, 1987; Leon Stein visits triangle exhibit, 1986
Dates
- 1909-1995
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, Yiddish
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.
Extent
14 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository