Sign from Love Canal protest on pile of demolition debris on 99th Street, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, May 1982
Title
Sign from Love Canal protest on pile of demolition debris on 99th Street, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, May 1982
Subject
Signs and signboards
Construction and demolition debris
Hazardous waste sites
Description
A weathered cardboard sign with red spray-painted text reading “LOVE CANAL PRISONER” rests amid discarded boards and other debris at the base of a tree. The scene appears to be on a sidewalk edge, partially shaded by overhanging branches; photographed by Penelope D. Ploughman
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
1982-05
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.511
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection
LIB-UA003
Is Referenced By
Medium
Slides
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Sign from Love Canal protest on pile of demolition debris on 99th Street, Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York, May 1982,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed June 30, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16763.