Police officers douse burning effigies of the Carters with water at the Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government held outside the Niagara Falls, N.Y. Dept. of Health building, April 17, 1979
Title
Police officers douse burning effigies of the Carters with water at the Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government held outside the Niagara Falls, N.Y. Dept. of Health building, 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-
Carter, Rosalynn
Carter, Amy
Political participation
Community activists
Demonstrations
Public health -- Citizen participation
Effigies
Police
Description
A group of uniformed individuals is seen spraying water from a hose onto a burnt patch of debris on a paved street. A TV news vehicle is parked in the background, with "TV 8 WJW" marked on its trunk. Several onlookers, some standing on the sidewalk and others further back on the grass, observe the scene. One person is holding a handwritten protest sign. The scene suggests a protest or public demonstration that resulted in the burning of materials.
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
MS100.417
LIB-UA003
Date Created
1/28/2009
Is Referenced By
Medium
Slides
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Police officers douse burning effigies of the Carters with water at the Love Canal Homeowners Association protest targeting the federal government held outside the Niagara Falls, N.Y. Dept. of Health building, April 17, 1979,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed June 15, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16716.