Love Canal family protests with signs that read: 'I want to live', 'Hooker, take a dump', and 'Dioxin kills' at Governor Hugh L. Carey's speech to New York State teachers at the Niagara Falls Convention Center, Niagara Falls, New York, April 27, 1979

Demonstrations

Niagara Falls Convention Center (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)

Community activists

Public health--Citizen participation

Families

Signs and signboards

Political participation

Carey, Hugh L.

Hazardous waste sites

Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)

A father stands in a dimly lit space, carrying his young child on his shoulders and holding another by the hand. The individual wears a sign reading “Hooker Take A Dump,” referencing Hooker Chemical. The child on their shoulders holds a cardboard sign that says “I Want to Live,” and the child standing beside them holds a sign stating “Dioxin Kills.” Several other individuals are visible in the background, some with strollers or protest signs, suggesting a public demonstration or rally. The floor is paved with rectangular bricks.

Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries

1979-04-27

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MS100.122

2009-01-28

Love Canal Images. LIB-003

Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS100