Biologist Beverly Paigen speaks from the pulpit at a Love Canal residents' meeting at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, New York, May 21, 1980
Title
Biologist Beverly Paigen speaks from the pulpit at a Love Canal residents' meeting at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, New York, May 21, 1980
Subject
Love Canal Homeowners Association
Paigen, Beverly
Wesley United Methodist Church (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Public meetings
Public health--Citizen participation
Community activists
Political participation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Biologist Beverly Paigen stands behind the wooden church pulpit in the Wesley United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, New York, with a microphone, while another person leans forward holding another microphone. The pulpit is adorned with a cloth featuring a gold cross. Behind the speaker, a wall of tall, multi-paneled stained glass windows is visible. A candelabrum with lit candles stands to the right, and several attendees are visible in the foreground, facing the pulpit.
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
1980-05-21
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.365
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS-0100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Biologist Beverly Paigen speaks from the pulpit at a Love Canal residents' meeting at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, New York, May 21, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 3, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16445.