Triangle Waist Company
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Triangle Waist Company was a New York City garment manufacturer best known as the site of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a pivotal tragedy in U.S. labor and workplace safety history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Triangle Waist Company canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6423136 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Triangle Waist Company Context triple: [Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, operator, Triangle Waist Company]
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Echo Company
Echo Company is a rifle company within the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines of the United States Marine Corps.
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Echo Company
Echo Company is a rifle company within the U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, known for its role in infantry combat operations.
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C.
Martin Company
Martin Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor known for developing missiles, spacecraft, and military systems before merging into Lockheed Martin.
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Worldwide Pants Incorporated
Worldwide Pants Incorporated is the television and film production company best known for producing David Letterman’s late-night talk shows and related comedy programming.
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Fruit of the Loom
Fruit of the Loom is a major American clothing manufacturer best known for its underwear, casualwear, and iconic fruit-themed logo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Triangle Waist Company Target entity description: Triangle Waist Company was a New York City garment manufacturer best known as the site of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a pivotal tragedy in U.S. labor and workplace safety history.
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A.
Echo Company
Echo Company is a rifle company within the U.S. Marine Corps’ 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, known for its role in infantry combat operations.
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B.
Echo Company
Echo Company is a rifle company within the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines of the United States Marine Corps.
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C.
Martin Company
Martin Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor known for developing missiles, spacecraft, and military systems before merging into Lockheed Martin.
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D.
Worldwide Pants Incorporated
Worldwide Pants Incorporated is the television and film production company best known for producing David Letterman’s late-night talk shows and related comedy programming.
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E.
Fruit of the Loom
Fruit of the Loom is a major American clothing manufacturer best known for its underwear, casualwear, and iconic fruit-themed logo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
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garment manufacturer ⓘ shirtwaist factory ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire as one of the deadliest industrial disasters in New York City history
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rise of modern building and fire codes in the United States ⓘ |
| buildingCurrentUse | New York University facility ⓘ |
| buildingLaterName | Brown Building ⓘ |
| cityRegulationImpact | led to creation and strengthening of New York State Factory Investigating Commission ⓘ |
| civilSuitOutcome | owners later paid limited damages in civil suits ⓘ |
| commonWorkerOrigin |
Eastern European Jewish immigrants
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Italian immigrants ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateOfEvent | 1911-03-25 ⓘ |
| eraOfOperation | early 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Isaac Harris
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Max Blanck ⓘ |
| founderNickname |
Isaac Harris was known as a "shirtwaist king"
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Max Blanck was known as a "shirtwaist king" ⓘ
linked to:
Max Blanck
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| headquartersLocation | Asch Building ⓘ |
| industry | garment industry ⓘ |
| inspiredLegislation | stronger factory safety regulations in New York State ⓘ |
| inspiredMovement | growth of the American labor movement ⓘ |
| inspiredOrganizationActivity | International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union organizing ⓘ |
| locationBorough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| locationCity | New York City ⓘ |
| majorityWorkforce | young immigrant women ⓘ |
| memorialization | site is commemorated as a landmark of labor history ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Greenwich Village ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire ⓘ |
| numberOfDeathsInFire | 146 ⓘ |
| numberOfDeathsInFireDescription | 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women, died in the 1911 fire ⓘ |
| operatedFloor |
10th floor of the Asch Building
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8th floor of the Asch Building ⓘ 9th floor of the Asch Building ⓘ |
| product | shirtwaists ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
catalyst for workplace safety reforms
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pivotal in U.S. labor history ⓘ |
| safetyIssue |
flammable materials in work areas
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inadequate fire safety equipment ⓘ insufficient fire escapes ⓘ locked doors during working hours ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 23–29 Washington Place ⓘ |
| trialAfterFire | owners Max Blanck and Isaac Harris were tried for manslaughter and acquitted ⓘ |
| workingConditions |
crowded factory floors
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locked or blocked exits ⓘ long hours ⓘ low wages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Triangle Waist Company Description of subject: Triangle Waist Company was a New York City garment manufacturer best known as the site of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a pivotal tragedy in U.S. labor and workplace safety history.
Referenced by (4)
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