Remediation equipment and a crane on the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill remediation site installing leachate collection piping behind the 97th Street ring 1 residences in winter, December 12, 1978
Title
Remediation equipment and a crane on the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill remediation site installing leachate collection piping behind the 97th Street ring 1 residences in winter, December 12, 1978
Subject
Hazardous waste site remediation
Earthmoving machinery
Cranes, derricks, etc.
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Abandoned houses
Leachate
Piping
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A hazardous waste remediation site crane and excavator are visible between houses in the snowy former residential area of Love Canal, Niagara Falls, New York installing leachate collection piping behind the 97th Street ring 1 residences. The crane extends high into the sky, silhouetted against a colorful sunset with clouds in a wintry sky; 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
1978-12-12
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.82
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-, “Remediation equipment and a crane on the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill remediation site installing leachate collection piping behind the 97th Street ring 1 residences in winter, December 12, 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 13, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16335.