Love Canal protesters, including children, march along street carrying signs to the Niagara Falls, N.Y. City Hall, October 16, 1978

Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection

City Hall (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)

Community activists

Political participation

Demonstrations

Signs and signboards

Children

A line of protestors, including adults and children, walk along a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood. They carry various handwritten signs with slogans such as “Save our children,” “Chemical WARfare used on us,” and “TAX US ON VALUE.” Some signs address chemical exposure and environmental concerns. A white house and a few cars are visible in the background, with trees providing partial shade along the street.

Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-

State University of New York at Buffalo

University Archives

October 16, 1978

0.92 x 1.353 inches

Image

Still Image

MS100.294

LIB-UA003

1/28/2009

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