View of a storm sewer pipe running into a contaminated creek (Bloody Run) south of Love Canal and Frontier Avenue, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, 1978
Title
View of a storm sewer pipe running into a contaminated creek (Bloody Run) south of Love Canal and Frontier Avenue, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, 1978
Subject
Pollutants--Environmental aspects
Hazardous wastes
Sewer-pipe
Water--Pollution
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A concrete drainage pipe emerges from an embankment in a wooded area, discharging into a small, shallow stream near the Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill site, Niagara Falls, New York. The surrounding ground is muddy with patches of standing water, and the area is overgrown with leafless branches and brush. Debris is scattered around the stream bed. Photographed by Penelope D. Ploughman.
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
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.247
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS-0100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “View of a storm sewer pipe running into a contaminated creek (Bloody Run) south of Love Canal and Frontier Avenue, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 11, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16574.