Never forget! The New York City Labor Chorus sang at a memorial to the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire on March 26. One hundred and forty-six workers lost their lives on March 5, 1911 due to criminal conditions. For more information see www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire. Photos by Walter Karling.
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Denise Jones (singing) and Barbara Bailey.
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The current building where the Triangle Shirtwaist factory once stood.
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New York City Labor Chorus members Eugene Hamond, Paul Kopelman, Bob Greenberg and Blossom Gelertner.
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New York City Labor Chorus conductor Peter Schlosseer conducts the chorus.
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Members of UNITE HERE watch the performance. UNITE HERE represents textile workers, like the kind who were killed in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in 1911.
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Singer-songwriter John O’Connor performed at the event. O’Connor is a member and officer of AFM Local 1000, the traveling musicians’ local.
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