10002 Colvin Boulevard where Love Canal residents Al and Marie Posniak evacuate their Colvin Boulevard home as a local television film crew covers the story, July 3, 1980
Title
10002 Colvin Boulevard where Love Canal residents Al and Marie Posniak evacuate their Colvin Boulevard home as a local television film crew covers the story, July 3, 1980
Subject
Posniak, Marie
Posniak, Al
Evacuation of civilians
Abandoned houses
Community activists
Reporters and reporting
Description
A television news crew, including a camera operator, a sound technician with a microphone, and a reporter are recording an interview on the sidewalk with Love Canal homeowners and community activists Al and Marie Posniak in front of their one-story home with tan siding. Marie wears a T-shirt that reads "LOVE CANAL – Another Product from Hooker Chemical." A green pickup truck is parked in the driveway, and another person is partially visible seated in the doorway of the house. A microphone bag and audio equipment are placed on the ground beside the kneeling technician. The scene takes place during daylight.
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
1980-06-03
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.441
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection
LIB-UA003
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “10002 Colvin Boulevard where Love Canal residents Al and Marie Posniak evacuate their Colvin Boulevard home as a local television film crew covers the story, July 3, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 6, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16725.