Lois Gibbs at the podium at the Love Canal Homeowners Association Active Hose Dinner Dance with Adeline Levine (at far right, foreground) in the audience on May 31, 1980
Title
Lois Gibbs at the podium at the Love Canal Homeowners Association Active Hose Dinner Dance with Adeline Levine (at far right, foreground) in the audience on May 31, 1980
Subject
Gibbs, Lois Marie
Levine, Adeline
Love Canal Homeowners Association
Fund raising
Dance parties
Dinners and dining
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
The image shows speakers at a wooden podium during the Canal Homeowners Association Active Hose Dinner Dance on May 31, 1980 which took place in a room with wood-paneled walls and a drop ceiling. Lois Gibbs stands at a wooden podium with a microphone, flanked by three others behind her. One banner in the background reads "Town of Niagara Fire D[epartment]" with additional text suggesting a local context in Niagara County, New York. In the foreground, several individuals, including Adeline Levine (at far right) are seated at a table with cups and papers, some of them clapping while listening to the speaker.
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
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.431
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Lois Gibbs at the podium at the Love Canal Homeowners Association Active Hose Dinner Dance with Adeline Levine (at far right, foreground) in the audience on May 31, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 28, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16723.