Marie Posniak, Lois Gibbs, and Adeline Levine (left to right) answering telephone inquiries in the Love Canal Homeowners Association offices in the 99th Street Elementary School, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, October 1978
Title
Marie Posniak, Lois Gibbs, and Adeline Levine (left to right) answering telephone inquiries in the Love Canal Homeowners Association offices in the 99th Street Elementary School, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, October 1978
Subject
Love Canal Homeowners Association
Gibbs, Lois Marie
Posniak, Marie
Levine, Adeline
Community activists
Public health--Citizen participation
Political participation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Three people are seated at a table inside an office, each using telephones. The table is cluttered with papers, folders, and office supplies. Several handmade signs with handwritten messages are posted on the wall and window blinds behind them.
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
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.78
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-, “Marie Posniak, Lois Gibbs, and Adeline Levine (left to right) answering telephone inquiries in the Love Canal Homeowners Association offices in the 99th Street Elementary School, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, October 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 17, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16331.