Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
factory, fire, Isaac Harris, Max Blanck, New York, shirtwaist, Triangle Fire, Triangle Waist Company
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for particular event in order to narrow your results.
To narrow your results for this topic, search between March - December 1911.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"142 Die when Shirtwaist Factory Burns"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), March 26, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"More than 140 Die as Flames Sweep Through Three Stories of Factory Building in Washington Place"
The New-York Tribune (New York, NY), March 26, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Criminal Action to Follow Fire Horror"
The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA), March 27, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Cigarette Caused the Factory Fire"
The New-York Tribune (New York, NY), March 27, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Labor Condemns Horror"
The New-York Tribune (New York, NY), March 27, 1911, Page 4, Image 4, col. 3.
"New York Horror to be Probed"
The Democratic Banner (Mt. Vernon, OH), March 28, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Girls Swear One Door Was Locked, Another Blocked"
The New-York Tribune (New York, NY), March 29, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
"Not a Chance for the Girls"
The Yakima Herald (Yakima, WA), March 29, 1911, Page 6, Image 6, col. 6.
"Only Fire Escape in New York Sweatshop Fire was a Fire Trap"
The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA), April 4, 1911, Page 7, Image 7, col. 4.
"Jury Indicts Two for Factory Fire"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), April 12, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"Pictures Showing Scenes at Waist Factory Fire Horror in the Heart of New York City"
The Logan Republican (Logan, UT), April 20, 1911, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.
"Inquiry Planned to Stop Factory Fires"
The New-York Tribune (New York, NY), May 9, 1911, Page 2, Image 2, col. 5.
"Saw Factory Door Open"
The New-York Tribune (New York, NY), December 20, 1911, Page 14, Image 14, col. 1.
"Harris and Blanck Acquitted by Jury"
The New-York Tribune (New York, NY), December 28, 1911, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Asch Building Fire Helps to Better Laws"
The New-York Tribune (New York, NY), March 25, 1912, Page 5, Image 5, col. 1.
"$500,000,000 Worth of Smoke a Year"
The New-York Tribune (New York, NY), March 22, 1914, Page 5, Image 47, col. 1.

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America