Protest sign on an abandoned Love Canal home, Niagara Falls, New York, reading: 'Disaster area City failed us,' September 1978
Title
Protest sign on an abandoned Love Canal home, Niagara Falls, New York, reading: 'Disaster area City failed us,' September 1978
Subject
Abandoned houses
Signs and signboards
Public health--Citizen participation
Political participation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A house with white siding and a boarded-up window has a sign displayed in front. The sign consists of three sections: the top section is blue with the text "DISASTER AREA," the middle section is red with the text "CITY FAILED US," and the bottom section is obscured because the paper is peeling off.
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
1978-09
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.50
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-, “Protest sign on an abandoned Love Canal home, Niagara Falls, New York, reading: 'Disaster area City failed us,' September 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed August 17, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16407.