Chain link and barbed-wire fence surrounding the containment zone bearing a Hooker Chemical 'No Trespassing' sign as viewed from Frontier Avenue, Niagara Falls, New York, summer 1978
Title
Chain link and barbed-wire fence surrounding the containment zone bearing a Hooker Chemical 'No Trespassing' sign as viewed from Frontier Avenue, Niagara Falls, New York, summer 1978
Subject
Hazardous waste sites
Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.
Signs and signboards
Fences
Barbed wire
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A grassy area is enclosed by a tall chain-link fence topped with barbed wire. In the center of the fence is a yellow sign that reads "No Trespassing – Private Property – Hooker Chem. Corp." The field beyond the fence is overgrown with grass and small wildflowers, and a few trees are scattered throughout the area. The foreground shows a dirt path and some litter on the ground. 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
1978-06
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.212
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-, “Chain link and barbed-wire fence surrounding the containment zone bearing a Hooker Chemical 'No Trespassing' sign as viewed from Frontier Avenue, Niagara Falls, New York, summer 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed August 12, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16550.