Sign leaning against a snow fence at the 99th Street School in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York reading: 'State of New York Interdepartmental Task Force Relocation Advisory Program'. The snow fence was installed in April 1978 at the direction of the New York State Department of Health to keep people off the contaminated Love Canal area
Title
Sign leaning against a snow fence at the 99th Street School in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York reading: 'State of New York Interdepartmental Task Force Relocation Advisory Program'. The snow fence was installed in April 1978 at the direction of the New York State Department of Health to keep people off the contaminated Love Canal area
Subject
New York (State). Interdepartmental Task Force Relocation Advisory Program
Signs and signboards
Fences
Hazardous waste site remediation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Two large signs leaning against a fence near a sidewalk. The larger sign reads “State of New York Interdepartmental Task Force Relocation Advisory Program.” Another smaller, partially visible sign is propped next to it. A grassy field and fence posts are in the background.
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
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.8
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-, “Sign leaning against a snow fence at the 99th Street School in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York reading: 'State of New York Interdepartmental Task Force Relocation Advisory Program'. The snow fence was installed in April 1978 at the direction of the New York State Department of Health to keep people off the contaminated Love Canal area,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 6, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16307.