Lois Gibbs and her children, Missy and Michael, carrying signs at the Love Canal protest at the City Hall, Niagara Falls, New York on October 16, 1978
Title
Lois Gibbs and her children, Missy and Michael, carrying signs at the Love Canal protest at the City Hall, Niagara Falls, New York on October 16, 1978
Subject
Gibbs, Lois Marie
Gibbs, Melissa, 1975-
Gibbs, Michael, 1972-
City Hall (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Demonstrations
Community activists
Public health--Citizen participation
Signs and signboards
Children--Political activity
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Lois Gibbs holds the hands of two children standing on a sidewalk. Each child wears a sign: the child on the left has a sign reading, “WILL I BE ABLE TO HAVE A NORMAL BABY,” while the child on the right has a sign reading, “WILL I SEE AGE 7.” The group is bundled in coats, indicating cool 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
1978-10-16
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.D.17
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-, “Lois Gibbs and her children, Missy and Michael, carrying signs at the Love Canal protest at the City Hall, Niagara Falls, New York on October 16, 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 4, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16156.