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Trade parade in memory of fire victims – Historic Print

Trade parade in memory of fire victims, 1911 [April or May] — historic photograph
Trade parade in memory of fire victims, 1911 [April or May]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This photograph shows a trade union parade held in New York in the spring of 1911 to honor the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire. The fire on March 25, 1911, killed 146 workers, most of them young immigrant women who had been trapped on the upper floors of a Manhattan factory building. The procession reflected how strongly the disaster pushed labor and reform groups to demand safer workplaces and better conditions for garment workers. The Bain News Service, a commercial photo agency, made the picture, so it reflects the press coverage of the day.

Created / published1911 [April or May]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesBain News Service photograph. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsTriangle Shirtwaist Company--Fire, 1911. Triangle Shirtwaist Company--Disasters--1910-1920. Parades & processions--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Memorial rites & ceremonies--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,075 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-116628

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