Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government held outside the Niagara Falls, N.Y. Dept. of Health building. Effigies of Jimmy, Rosalynn and Amy Carter are on the ground, April 17, 1979

Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection

Love Canal Homeowners Association

United States. Environmental Protection Agency

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Carter, Rosalynn

Carter, Amy

Political participation

Community activists

Demonstrations

Public health -- Citizen participation

Effigies

A group of people stands on a grassy area holding protest signs related to the Love Canal environmental disaster. Several individuals wear white t-shirts with the slogan "Love Canal: Another Product from Hooker Chemical." The signs read messages like “We Are Love Canal Boat People,” “Permanent Total Relocation,” and “Love Canal National Shame.” In the foreground, life-sized effigies dressed in clothing are laid out on the grass. A young child with hands over their eyes stands among the protesters, and part of a media vehicle or equipment is visible at the bottom edge of the frame. Trees and a building are in the background.

Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-

State University of New York at Buffalo

University Archives

1979-04-17

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MS100.411

LIB-UA003

1/28/2009

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