10002 Colvin Boulevard where Love Canal residents Al and Marie Posniak evacuate their as a local television news crew covers the story, July 3, 1980
Title
10002 Colvin Boulevard where Love Canal residents Al and Marie Posniak evacuate their as a local television news crew covers the story, July 3, 1980
Subject
Posniak, Marie
Posniak, Al
Evacuation of civilians
Abandoned houses
Community activists
Reporters and reporting
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
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
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.441
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-, “10002 Colvin Boulevard where Love Canal residents Al and Marie Posniak evacuate their as a local television news crew covers the story, July 3, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 5, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16725.