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A guide to the Forverts archival coverage of the Triangle Fire

JL;DR SUMMARY The Forward offers a retrospective on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, one of America's most tragic industrial disasters, marking its 110th anniversary. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ForvertsLabor MovementAbraham CahanYiddish PressTriangle Factory FireWorkplace SafetyImmigrant LaborIndustrial TragedyFire EscapesHistorical Journalism

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New York City, New York, United States
"Failed Rescue: New York?s tallest ladder couldn?t reach the top floors where fire engulfed Triangle factory workers March 25,1911. Image by Forward Association"

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