Love Canal residents gather to celebrate Lois Gibbs' birthday, June 25, 1980,
Title
Love Canal residents gather to celebrate Lois Gibbs' birthday, June 25, 1980,
Subject
Gibbs, Lois Marie
Community activists
Birthdays
Birthday parties
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Lois Gibbs standing indoors in front of a table with a decorated cake topped with lit candles. She is wearing a white T-shirt with the text "LOVE CANAL – Another Product from HOOKER CHEMICAL." Several other individuals are partially visible in the background, some seated and some standing. The room has dark wood-paneled walls and a patterned tablecloth on the table.
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
1980-06-25
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.489
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-, “Love Canal residents gather to celebrate Lois Gibbs' birthday, June 25, 1980,,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 22, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16734.