EPA tank truck on Wheatfield Avenue in winter with a derelict playground in foreground and the 97th Street abandoned residences in the background within the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, February 1979
Title
EPA tank truck on Wheatfield Avenue in winter with a derelict playground in foreground and the 97th Street abandoned residences in the background within the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, February 1979
Subject
Hazardous waste site remediation
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Tank trucks
Hazardous waste treatment facilities
Abandoned houses
Playgrounds
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Photograph taken with telephoto lens from inside the 99th St. Elementary School
A snow-covered area with a playground slide in the foreground. Behind it, a line of large industrial tank cars and several houses are visible, along with utility poles and leafless trees under an overcast sky.
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
1979-02
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.84
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-, “EPA tank truck on Wheatfield Avenue in winter with a derelict playground in foreground and the 97th Street abandoned residences in the background within the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, February 1979,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 5, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16336.