Environmental Protection Agency tanker truck and hazardous waste treatment facility at Wheatfield Avenue and 99th Street in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York with the 97th Street abandoned residences in the background and playground equipment in the foreground, February 1979
Title
Environmental Protection Agency tanker truck and hazardous waste treatment facility at Wheatfield Avenue and 99th Street in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York with the 97th Street abandoned residences in the background and playground equipment in the foreground, February 1979
Subject
Hazardous waste site remediation
Tank trucks
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Hazardous waste treatment facilities
Abandoned houses
Playgrounds
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Photograph taken with telephoto lens from inside the 99th St. Elementary School
A snow-covered playground with empty swing frames and a slide stands in the foreground. Behind it, construction equipment and a long train of tank cars are visible, with houses and trees in the background under an overcast sky.
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
1979-02
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.86
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-, “Environmental Protection Agency tanker truck and hazardous waste treatment facility at Wheatfield Avenue and 99th Street in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York with the 97th Street abandoned residences in the background and playground equipment in the foreground, February 1979,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 13, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16338.