Protesters blocking truck access to the Love Canal remediation site at 97th Street and Frontier Avenue in winter after dioxin was discovered on the site in the Love Canal Neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, December 12, 1978
Title
Protesters blocking truck access to the Love Canal remediation site at 97th Street and Frontier Avenue in winter after dioxin was discovered on the site in the Love Canal Neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, December 12, 1978
Subject
Demonstrations
Community activists
Political participation
Public health--Citizen participation
Hazardous waste site remediation
Dioxins
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Several people wearing winter coats stand and walk on a snow-covered street near a chain-link fence. A car with headlights on is parked nearby, and houses and trees are visible 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
1978-12-12
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.76
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-, “Protesters blocking truck access to the Love Canal remediation site at 97th Street and Frontier Avenue in winter after dioxin was discovered on the site in the Love Canal Neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, December 12, 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 18, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16329.