Protesters gather outside the Colvin Avenue Love Canal Homeowners Association offices on the day of the EPA officials 'hostage-taking,', May 19, 1980
Title
Protesters gather outside the Colvin Avenue Love Canal Homeowners Association offices on the day of the EPA officials 'hostage-taking,', May 19, 1980
Subject
Love Canal Homeowners Association
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Community activists
Political kidnapping
Public health--Citizen participation
Political participation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A group of people is gathered outside, possibly at a public event or protest. The central figure is a man wearing a red jacket with a sports emblem on the chest. He is flanked by others, including a person in glasses and a blue shirt on the right and a younger person in red on the left. A building with light-colored stone walls and a blurred tree are visible in the background.
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
1980-05-19
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.225
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-, “Protesters gather outside the Colvin Avenue Love Canal Homeowners Association offices on the day of the EPA officials 'hostage-taking,', May 19, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 23, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16561.