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Minnie Weiner in a Russian outfit

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Contributed by : Suzanne Pred Bass

Object # 2334

1904

In this photo, Minnie looks young to me. The Weiner family, including Triangle workers Rosie and Katie, came here from Russia in 1902, I think, and if their sister was 24 when the Triangle Factory Fire happened in 1911, I’d say here Minnie’s 17 or 18 years old.

Courtesy of : Suzanne Pred Bass, photo by Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani

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