10002 Colvin Boulevard resident Marie Posniak evacuating her home in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, July 3, 1980
Title
10002 Colvin Boulevard resident Marie Posniak evacuating her home in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, July 3, 1980
Subject
Posniak, Marie
Community activists
Evacuation of civilians
Abandoned houses
Housing and health
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Love Canal homeowner and activist Marie Posniak standing on a sidewalk next to a car with its trunk open. She is wearing sunglasses and a white T-shirt with the phrase “LOVE CANAL – Another Product from HOOKER CHEMICAL.” She is facing the camera while raising a hand. The background includes a two-story residential building with siding, a front door, and windows. Several household items and a wooden plank are propped against the car.
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
1980-07-03
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.466
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-, “10002 Colvin Boulevard resident Marie Posniak evacuating her home in the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, July 3, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 23, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16730.