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Women and children participants in the Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government, with an effigy of President Jimmy Carter on the ground, held outside the Niagara Falls, New York Department of Health building on April 17, 1979


Women and children participants in the Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government, with an effigy of President Jimmy Carter on the ground, held outside the Niagara Falls, New York Department of Health building on April 17, 1979
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Title

Women and children participants in the Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government, with an effigy of President Jimmy Carter on the ground, held outside the Niagara Falls, New York Department of Health building on April 17, 1979

Subject

Love Canal Homeowners Association
New York (State). Department of Health
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024
Political participation
Community activists
Demonstrations
Public health -- Citizen participation
Effigies
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)

Description

A public protest on a grassy area, where two individuals in white “Love Canal: Another Product From Hooker Chemical” T-shirts stand near a child holding a handwritten sign that reads “... PLAY IN OUR SANDBOX?” A large effigy lies on the ground with a caricature mask labeled “President Carter GOD.” Additional signs are visible on the ground, one reading “Get Hooker on your…” partially obscured. Another individual in a red and blue vest is partly visible in the foreground. The protest setting includes surrounding trees and clear weather.

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

1979-04-17

Rights

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Image

Identifier

MS100.406

Date Created

2009-01-28

Is Part Of

Love Canal Images
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection
LIB-003

Is Referenced By

Love Canal StoryMap

Collection

Love Canal Images

Citation

Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Women and children participants in the Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government, with an effigy of President Jimmy Carter on the ground, held outside the Niagara Falls, New York Department of Health building on April 17, 1979,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 12, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/16705.