Protest sign from the front yard of an abandoned Love Canal home, Niagara Falls, New York, reading: ' We don't want to live here anymore! Would you?' September 1978
Title
Protest sign from the front yard of an abandoned Love Canal home, Niagara Falls, New York, reading: ' We don't want to live here anymore! Would you?' September 1978
Subject
Abandoned houses
Signs and signboards
Public health--Citizen participation
Political participation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A wooden sign with handwritten text in various colors is displayed outdoors. The sign contains a message about chemical disposal and its effects on populated areas, including schoolyards. The background includes part of a building and some greenery.
The sign reads: "Overpopulated community? Combine 82 chemicals. Place in barrels and immediately place in the ground of a well-populated neighborhood, especially effective in a school yard. Sure to cut life spans. We don't want to live here anymore! Would you?"
The sign reads: "Overpopulated community? Combine 82 chemicals. Place in barrels and immediately place in the ground of a well-populated neighborhood, especially effective in a school yard. Sure to cut life spans. We don't want to live here anymore! Would you?"
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
1978-09
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.48
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS-0100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Protest sign from the front yard of an abandoned Love Canal home, Niagara Falls, New York, reading: ' We don't want to live here anymore! Would you?' September 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 9, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16406.