Protest march by Love Canal families carrying effigies and signs with the message 'Dioxin kills', Niagara Falls, New York
Title
Protest march by Love Canal families carrying effigies and signs with the message 'Dioxin kills', Niagara Falls, New York
Subject
Demonstrations
Public health--Citizen participation
Community activists
Signs and signboards
Effigies
Political particicpation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A group of people, including children and adults, march down a residential street carrying signs and posters. Some posters are shaped like tombstones with drawn faces and text, while others are rectangular signs with handwritten messages. Houses and bare trees are visible in the background.
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1978
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
NYSDOH12
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Love Canal, a special report to the Governor and Legislature. RA566.4 .N7 L68 1981
Collection
Citation
“Protest march by Love Canal families carrying effigies and signs with the message 'Dioxin kills', Niagara Falls, New York,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 13, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16229.