Remediation work at Love Canal showing a crane and other heavy equipment behind a fence and surrounding abandoned houses in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, November 10, 1978
Title
Remediation work at Love Canal showing a crane and other heavy equipment behind a fence and surrounding abandoned houses in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, November 10, 1978
Subject
Hazardous waste site remediation
Earthmoving machinery
Cranes, derricks, etc.
Abandoned houses
Fences
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Two large cranes are positioned on a construction site enclosed by a chain-link fence in the foreground. A red structure, possibly part of the construction equipment or a building under development, is visible near the cranes. In the background, residential homes with pitched roofs line the edge of the site. Leafless trees frame the right side of the scene 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
1978-11-10
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.305
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-, “Remediation work at Love Canal showing a crane and other heavy equipment behind a fence and surrounding abandoned houses in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, November 10, 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 10, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16416.