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Certificate and Record of Death of Mary Herman

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Contributed by : NYC Department of Records

Object # 2032

March 25, 2011

On March 25, 1911, 150 employees of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, mostly young women, died in the deadliest industrial disaster in New York City’s history. These are the Certificate and Record of Death of Mary Herman, a 40 year old mother of two, who was one of the oldest victims of the fire.

  • View the Death Certificate as a pdf.
  • View the memo on the details and circumstances of Mary Herman’s death as a pdf.
  • Courtesy of : NYC DoR, All rights reserved.

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