Three attendees, including Al Posniak (at far right), at the Love Canal Homeowners Association Active Hose Dinner Dance on May 31, 1980
Title
Three attendees, including Al Posniak (at far right), at the Love Canal Homeowners Association Active Hose Dinner Dance on May 31, 1980
Subject
Posniak, Al
Love Canal Homeowners Association
Fund raising
Dance parties
Dinners and dining
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Three attendees standing indoors against a dark background at the at the Love Canal Homeowners Association Active Hose Dinner Dance on May 31, 1980. All three are wearing white T-shirts that read "LOVE CANAL – Another Product From HOOKER CHEMICAL" in bold text with a green heart symbol replacing the letter “O” in “LOVE.” The man on the left is smiling with arms resting casually; the man in the center has curly hair and a mustache and is pointing with one hand; the man on the right is Al Posniak who is facing forward with a neutral expression. The setting is a dimly lit interior space with minimal visible furnishings; 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
1980-05-31
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.423
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-, “Three attendees, including Al Posniak (at far right), at the Love Canal Homeowners Association Active Hose Dinner Dance on May 31, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 30, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16720.