Athletic field behind the 99th Street Elementary School as seen from Wheatfield Avenue in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, September 1978
Title
Athletic field behind the 99th Street Elementary School as seen from Wheatfield Avenue in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, September 1978
Subject
Athletic fields
Elementary schools
Abandoned buildings
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
A long, low-rise school building with rows of windows extends into the distance along the left side of the frame. The area beside the building includes several basketball hoops and a paved area. In the foreground and right side, an overgrown field with patches of mud stretches out under a dull, overcast sky. Trees line the distant background, and a few small structures are visible on the far right.
Creator
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-
Source
Stat University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1978-09
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.273
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS-0100
Is Referenced By
Medium
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Athletic field behind the 99th Street Elementary School as seen from Wheatfield Avenue in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, September 1978,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 7, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16588.