753 97th Street, a ring 1 abandoned residence with a large crane in the background within the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, December 12, 1978
Title
753 97th Street, a ring 1 abandoned residence with a large crane in the background within the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, December 12, 1978
Subject
Abandoned houses
Hazardous waste site remediation
Cranes, derricks, etc.
Earthmoving machinery
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A metal lattice boom crane is positioned behind a one-story house in the snowy residential area of Love Canal, Niagara Falls, New York. The house in the foreground has its front window and door boarded up and a sign reading "Danger Keep Out" is visible next to the door. A smaller house is partially visible on the left. Overhead utility wires run across the scene, and snow blankets the roofs, ground, and street. The sky is overcast with a faint purple and pink hue.
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
1978-12-12
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.311
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-, “753 97th Street, a ring 1 abandoned residence with a large crane in the background within the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, December 12, 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed August 15, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16419.