Witness History: Witness Archive 2016 - Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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In 1911 a factory fire shocked New Yorkers and was said to have inspired the series of huge economic and social reforms which came decades later, known as the New Deal.

Photo: Fire hoses spray water on the upper floors of the Asch Building (housing the Triangle Shirtwaist Company) on Washington and Greene Streets, during the fire in New York City, March 25, 1911. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Published on Thursday, 21st April 2016.

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