Protest signs in the front yard of a Love Canal home reading: 'Welcome to Rainbow City. Come see our multi-color toxic chemicals,' in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, September 1978
Title
Protest signs in the front yard of a Love Canal home reading: 'Welcome to Rainbow City. Come see our multi-color toxic chemicals,' in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, 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
Two handmade signs are displayed in front of a house with white siding and a window. The top sign reads, "Politicians Solution to the Pollution, Give 'em Food Stamps!!" in brown paint. The bottom sign reads, "WELCOME TO RAINBOW CITY Come see our Multi-color TOXIC CHEMICALS," with "RAINBOW CITY" and "TOXIC CHEMICALS" painted in various colors. A drawing of a skull and crossbones with rainbow-colored bones and the text "I ♥ NY" is also present.
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
Language
eng
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.51
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 signs in the front yard of a Love Canal home reading: 'Welcome to Rainbow City. Come see our multi-color toxic chemicals,' in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, September 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 9, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16408.