440 99th Street, a ring 1 Love Canal residence, Niagara Falls, New York, where hazardous waste site remediation was in progress in June 1979
Title
440 99th Street, a ring 1 Love Canal residence, Niagara Falls, New York, where hazardous waste site remediation was in progress in June 1979
Subject
Abandoned houses
Hazardous waste site remediation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A one-story house with dark siding and boarded-up windows sits on the left side of the frame. The house number "840" is visible on the front corner. Overgrown grass surrounds the front yard. To the right, a wide concrete driveway leads to a construction area with large piles of dirt, barrels, and equipment. Tall floodlights are positioned near the center of the site, and trees line the background under a clear blue sky.
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
1979-06
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.149
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-, “440 99th Street, a ring 1 Love Canal residence, Niagara Falls, New York, where hazardous waste site remediation was in progress in June 1979,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 16, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16499.