View of hazardous waste site remediation work at the 99th Street Elementary School showing earth-moving equipment and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation mobile laboratory in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, June 1979
Title
View of hazardous waste site remediation work at the 99th Street Elementary School showing earth-moving equipment and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation mobile laboratory in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, June 1979
Subject
Hazardous waste site remediation
Elementary schools
Abandoned buildings
Earthmoving machinery
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation
Environmental testing
Laboratories
Description
View from 97th Street of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's mobile laboratory with personnel conducting environmental testing at the Love Canal remediation site, Niagara Falls, New York. An open grassy area with construction equipment is visible including a yellow excavator and a white trailer. A few people in protective hazmat suits stand near the trailer. In the background, a multi-story brick and glass building is visible against a clear sky; photographed by Penelope Ploughman.
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
1979-06
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.D.50
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-, “View of hazardous waste site remediation work at the 99th Street Elementary School showing earth-moving equipment and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation mobile laboratory in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, June 1979,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 13, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16191.