99th Street Elementary School with a large 'Danger, Keep Out' sign on it in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, July 1979
Title
99th Street Elementary School with a large 'Danger, Keep Out' sign on it in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, July 1979
Subject
Elementary schools
Abandoned buildings
Hazard signs
Signs and signboards
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A two-story brick elementary school building with large windows is surrounded by a wire fence. A large sign on the fence reads "DANGER KEEP OUT" in bold letters. The area in front of the building consists of dry grass and sandy soil. A metal playground structure is visible to the left, suggesting the site may have been a school. The sky is clear and blue.
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
1979-07
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.185
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-, “99th Street Elementary School with a large 'Danger, Keep Out' sign on it in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, July 1979,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed August 27, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16528.