Protest sign in front yard of a residence in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, summer 1978
Title
Protest sign in front yard of a residence in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, summer 1978
Subject
Signs and signboards
Hazardous waste sites
Abandoned houses
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
The residents across the street (in what came to be known as the "outer rings") from the fenced off area wanted to know if they were safe and what would happen to their property values and health. They posted a sign that quoted a New York State Department of Transportation Assistant official who had stated: "Aug 17, 1978 If they want to stay, their signing their own death warrants.-- DOT Assistant"
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
1978-08-17
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.D.20
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Protest sign in front yard of a residence in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, summer 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16163.