WNYC; News; Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire 50th Anniversary

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Collection
WNYC
Series
News
Episode
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire 50th Anniversary
Contributing Organization
WNYC (New York, New York)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/80-085hr02d
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Description
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Unnamed band plays the Star Spangled Banner. Reverend Yager is introduced and gives a prayer related to the dangers of fire: "Open their eyes, Oh God, to the causes of fire in their own homes...lest fire come up on them in the middle of the night and turn their happy home in to a shambles and a house of death." "Give special force, Oh God, to the fire prevention program of our Fire Commissioner and our Fire Department." Chaplain Eckhart is introduced, and Mrs. Roosevelt comes to the stage. The crowd applauds, and Eckhart recites the Lord's Prayer. Robert S. Oldsman of New York University speaks about the history of the building and company, NYU's ownership of the site. Dr. David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, condemns the management of the factory: "greed locked the doors." Continues to talk about the importance of unions, mentions Mayor O'Dwyer. Introduces Frances Perkins, former Secretary of Labor, who talks about seeing the fire and its impact. Dubinsky continues by talking favorably of Fire Commissioner Cavanaugh, who speaks briefly about the fire, specifically about the records the city has documenting it. Mrs. Roosevelt speaks: "every one of us should rededicate ourselves to doing the things that we can do to prevent fire... to see that the laws are complied with." "I have never forgotten what happened that day fifty years ago." An unnamed speaker implores the audience to keep the governor from passing the sprinkler bill.
Date
1961-03-25
Genres
Event Coverage
Media type
Sound
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Credits
Speaker: Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Speaker: Cavanaugh, Edward F., Jr.
Speaker: Oldsman, Robert S.
Speaker: Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 53569.1 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Original
Duration: 00:31:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 53569.2 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:31:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 53569.3 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: audio/vnd.wave
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:31:00
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 53569.4 (WNYC Media Archive Label)
Format: audio/vnd.wave
Generation: Dub
Duration: 00:39:28
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 53569.5 (WNYC Media Archive Label)
Format: audio/vnd.wave
Generation: Dub
Duration: 00:39:28
WNYC-FM
Identifier: 53569.6 (WNYC Media Archive Label)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Dub
Duration: 00:39:28
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Citations
Chicago: “WNYC; News; Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire 50th Anniversary,” 1961-03-25, WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 18, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-085hr02d.
MLA: “WNYC; News; Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire 50th Anniversary.” 1961-03-25. WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 18, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-085hr02d>.
APA: WNYC; News; Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire 50th Anniversary. Boston, MA: WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-085hr02d