9906 Colvin Boulevard, an abandoned residence next to the Love Canal Homeowners Association office with a protest sign on the lawn listing four offenses for which the Hooker Chemical Company is responsible with a WKBW-TV cameraman standing in front, May 19, 1980
Title
9906 Colvin Boulevard, an abandoned residence next to the Love Canal Homeowners Association office with a protest sign on the lawn listing four offenses for which the Hooker Chemical Company is responsible with a WKBW-TV cameraman standing in front, May 19, 1980
Subject
Abandoned houses
Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Signs and signboards
Reporters and reporters
Video journalism
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A man holding a large video camera and carrying a recording device stands smiling on a sidewalk. He wears a plaid shirt and jeans with a shoulder strap bearing a media logo. To his left, a handwritten protest sign on wood is propped on the ground. The sign reads:
**“HOOKER
You Ruined My Home //
You Broke My CHROMOSOMES //
My Babies May Die //
While You Sit There and Lie //
God Forgive You”**
In the background is a green house with boarded-up windows and doors, surrounded by a yard full of dandelions.
**“HOOKER
You Ruined My Home //
You Broke My CHROMOSOMES //
My Babies May Die //
While You Sit There and Lie //
God Forgive You”**
In the background is a green house with boarded-up windows and doors, surrounded by a yard full of dandelions.
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
1980-05-19
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.359
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-, “9906 Colvin Boulevard, an abandoned residence next to the Love Canal Homeowners Association office with a protest sign on the lawn listing four offenses for which the Hooker Chemical Company is responsible with a WKBW-TV cameraman standing in front, May 19, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed August 15, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16442.