Love Canal protesters Debbie Cerrillo, Harry Gibbs and Michael Gibbs with a sign reading 'You buy, you die' at the Niagara Falls Convention Center for New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey's speech to New York State teachers, April 27, 1979
Title
Love Canal protesters Debbie Cerrillo, Harry Gibbs and Michael Gibbs with a sign reading 'You buy, you die' at the Niagara Falls Convention Center for New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey's speech to New York State teachers, April 27, 1979
Subject
Demonstrations
Cerrillo, Debbie
Gibbs, Harry
Gibbs, Michael, 1972-
Niagara Falls Convention Center (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Public health--Citizen participation
Community activists
Signs and signboards
Carey, Hugh L.
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Four adults and one child (left to right: Debbie Cerrillo, unidentified woman, Harry Gibbs, and Michael Gibbs) are gathered closely together in a nighttime setting. Debbie Cerrillo (at left) is holding a handwritten sign that reads “You Buy You Die.” The group is dressed in casual clothing; one adult wears a leather jacket, and another has a backpack. The child Michael Gibbs stands in the foreground looking slightly away from the camera. The background is dark, with a few distant lights barely visible.
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
1979-04-27
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.317
Date Created
1/28/2009
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS-0100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Love Canal protesters Debbie Cerrillo, Harry Gibbs and Michael Gibbs with a sign reading 'You buy, you die' at the Niagara Falls Convention Center for New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey's speech to New York State teachers, April 27, 1979,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 3, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16425.