View of 99th Street and Colvin Boulevard with a handmade sign reading "DANGER CONTAINS DIOXIN" at the entrance gate, in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, December 12, 1978
Title
View of 99th Street and Colvin Boulevard with a handmade sign reading "DANGER CONTAINS DIOXIN" at the entrance gate, in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, December 12, 1978
Subject
Hazard signs
Fences
Gates
Dioxins
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A chain-link fence with a diamond-shaped yellow road sign has a poster hanging from it. The poster shows a skull and crossbones with the words “DANGER” and “CONTAINS DIOXIN.” Snow is visible on the ground behind the fence.
Creator
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1978-12-12
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.72
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “View of 99th Street and Colvin Boulevard with a handmade sign reading "DANGER CONTAINS DIOXIN" at the entrance gate, in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, December 12, 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 13, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16324.