Triangle fire

Triangle fire / an Apograph Productions Inc. film for American experience ; presented by American Experience Films ; written by Mark Zwonitzer ; produced and directed by Jamila Wignot.

The Triangle Fire chronicles the fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killing one hundred and forty-eight young women and forever changed the relationship between labor and industry in the United States. A relationship that is still in question today as Americans r...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Murphy, Michael, 1938- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, [2011]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Triangle Shirtwaist Company.
Triangle Shirtwaist Company
1898-1999
Fires > New York (State) > New York > History.
Women clothing workers > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Clothing factories > New York (State) > New York.
Women immigrants > New York (State) > New York.
Industrial safety > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909.
Strikes and lockouts > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Clothing factories
Fires
Industrial safety
Women clothing workers
Women immigrants
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1898-1951.
New York (State) > New York
Documentary television programs
History
Internet videos.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Historical reenactments (Television programs)
Television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Émissions télévisées.
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:The Triangle Fire chronicles the fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City killing one hundred and forty-eight young women and forever changed the relationship between labor and industry in the United States. A relationship that is still in question today as Americans re-examine the balance between the welfare of citizens and the motivations of global capitalism.
Item Description:Originally produced as an episode of American experience in 2011.
Physical Description:1 online resource (54 minutes) : sound, color and black and white sequences
Playing Time:00:53:54
Production Credits:Editing, David Espar ; recreations cinematographer, Kyle Kibbe ; interviews cinematographer, Gregory Andracke ; music, Joel Goodman.
Participant or Performer:Narrator, Michael Murphy.
Language:In English; closed-captioned.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Title from title screen (viewed July 28, 2023)

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