10002 Colvin Boulevard, the Posniak family receives assistance evacuating their Colvin Boulevard residence, July 3, 1980
Title
10002 Colvin Boulevard, the Posniak family receives assistance evacuating their Colvin Boulevard residence, July 3, 1980
Subject
Posniak, Al
Posniak, Marie
Evacuation of civilians
Internally displaced persons
Abandoned houses
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A person wearing a white T-shirt and dark sunglasses stands in front of the open bed of a pickup truck. The truck is loaded with household items including an old-style television, a patterned mattress, a striped bag, and pieces of wooden furniture. The setting appears to be a residential yard on a sunny day, with part of a house and a parked car 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
1980-07-03
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.237
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-, “10002 Colvin Boulevard, the Posniak family receives assistance evacuating their Colvin Boulevard residence, July 3, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed August 13, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16567.