Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government held outside the Niagara Falls, N.Y. Dept. of Health building. Effigy of Jimmy Carter is on the ground, April 17, 1979
Title
Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government held outside the Niagara Falls, N.Y. Dept. of Health building. Effigy of Jimmy Carter is on the ground, April 17, 1979
Subject
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection
Love Canal Homeowners Association
New York (State). Dept. of Health
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Political participation
Community activists
Demonstrations
Public health -- Citizen participation
Effigies
Description
A public protest on a grassy area, where two individuals in white “Love Canal: Another Product From Hooker Chemical” T-shirts stand near a child holding a handwritten sign that reads “... PLAY IN OUR SANDBOX?” A large effigy lies on the ground with a caricature mask labeled “President Carter GOD.” Additional signs are visible on the ground, one reading “Get Hooker on your…” partially obscured. Another individual in a red and blue vest is partly visible in the foreground. The protest setting includes surrounding trees and clear weather.
Creator
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
University Archives
Date
1979-04-17
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Still Image
Identifier
MS100.406
LIB-UA003
Date Created
1/28/2009
Is Referenced By
Medium
Slides
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government held outside the Niagara Falls, N.Y. Dept. of Health building. Effigy of Jimmy Carter is on the ground, April 17, 1979,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed June 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16705.