Love Canal residents' meeting at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, New York, May 21, 1980

Love Canal Homeowners Association

Wesley United Methodist Church (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)

Public meetings

Public health--Citizen participation

Community activists

Political participation

Hazardous waste sites

Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)

Inside a crowded church, specifically, the Wesley United Methodist Church in Niagara Falls, New York, a child is being lifted into the air in the foreground, wearing a light blue top and brown pants. The child’s arms are raised near their head, and their face is slightly blurred due to motion. In the background, a man stands among seated attendees with his hand raised. The room has a high, vaulted ceiling with hanging cylindrical lights and narrow windows set into brick walls. The audience appears engaged, with several people watching the standing man.

Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries

1980-05-21

image/jpeg

Image

MS100.371

2009-01-28

Love Canal Images. LIB-003

Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS100