The Ugly Side of AMerican Lithographic

[barrysloate]

Touche.

[ValKehl]

I don't care what time Jay Leno is on TV - I'm going to keep my eyes glued to Net 54!!!
Val

[Rich Klein]

Better known as the "triangle" fire. That was the name I always heard associated with that event

Rich

[brickyardkennedy]

The most poignant story I heard, connected with that terrible event, was of the couple that embraced in a kiss and stepped off a window ledge into eternity together. Many others died, also, by jumping off that ledge, as the flames roared at their backs.

[barrysloate]

I may be wrong, but I think Triangle was the building, and Shirt Waist was the garment company. They kept all the emergency doors locked so that workers couldn't sneak out. Great plan.

Come to think of it I think the name of the company was the Triangle Shirt Waist Company. Something like that.

[steve B]

Yes, Triangle shirtwaist company. I just recently found an envelope from them but from a few years later. A neat find in a bunch of old envelopes I bought for the stamp collection.

The article is actually about another printing company, but references an American Lithographic case. Pretty interesting stuff.

Steve B

[FrankWakefield]

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[toppcat]

Originally Posted by steve B

Yes, Triangle shirtwaist company. I just recently found an envelope from them but from a few years later. A neat find in a bunch of old envelopes I bought for the stamp collection.

The article is actually about another printing company, but references an American Lithographic case. Pretty interesting stuff.

Steve B

Quite right- I need to amend my original post!