Love Canal homeowners and activists Marie Posniak and Lois Gibbs confront Niagara Falls, New York Mayor Michael C. O'Laughlin over the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill site crisis.
Title
Love Canal homeowners and activists Marie Posniak and Lois Gibbs confront Niagara Falls, New York Mayor Michael C. O'Laughlin over the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill site crisis.
Subject
Posniak, Marie
O'Laughlin, Michael C.
Gibbs, Lois Marie
Demonstrations
Community activists
Public health--Citizen participation
Political participation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Love Canal homeowners and activists Marie Posniak (far left) and Lois Gibbs (slightly to the right and obscured by others in the crowd) confront Niagara Falls, New York Mayor Michael C. O'Laughlin (second from right) on the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill site crisis outdoors in front of a multi-story building with many windows. Mayor O'Laughlin, accompanied by another man in a suit, appears to address the group and their concerns; photographed by Penelope D. 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
1978-10-16
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.61
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-, “Love Canal homeowners and activists Marie Posniak and Lois Gibbs confront Niagara Falls, New York Mayor Michael C. O'Laughlin over the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill site crisis.,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 13, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16317.