Rubber boots contaminated with toxic mud left on cardboard inside the 99th Street Elementary School in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, fall 1978
Title
Rubber boots contaminated with toxic mud left on cardboard inside the 99th Street Elementary School in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, fall 1978
Subject
Rubber footwear
Hazardous wastes
Pollutants
Elementary schools
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A pair of black rubber boots rest on a piece of cardboard placed on a tiled floor. The boots appear worn, and a glass door with a wire-mesh pattern is 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
1978-10
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.92
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-, “Rubber boots contaminated with toxic mud left on cardboard inside the 99th Street Elementary School in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, fall 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 20, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16341.