Description: This photograph shows Japanese American Mae Takasugi with a parasol, taken in 1943 by Charles Buxton in Alliance, Ohio. The photograph was taken before Mae Takasugi and her husband Kingo left for an incarceration camp in California. Originally residents of California, the couple moved to Alliance in 1940 for Kingo's engineering job. Because the couple still listed California as their place of residency, they were ordered to an incarceration camp in California in 1943, along with Mae's extended family. Mae and Kingo were good friends with Buxton, an amateur photographer. Before the couple left Alliance, Buxton took this portrait of Mae, and when they were forced to leave, Mae gave the parasol and portrait to Buxton as a token of friendship. When they were released, Mae and Kingo moved to Southern California where Kingo continued to work as an engineer. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS7471
Subjects: World War II; World War, 1939-1945 -- Women; Incarceration camps; Japanese Americans
Places: Alliance (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the California Republic Flag with a grizzly bear on a white field, an orange stripe and orange star. It is made of nylon and measures 100 cm by 160 cm. In 1953, its standardized design and specifications were signed in by Governor Earl Warren. The bear motif was based on the last wild Californian grizzly bear in captivity. The bear, named "Monarch", was captured in 1889 on the order of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst. After the bear's death in 1911, it was mounted and preserved at the Academy of Sciences at Golden Gate Park. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65510_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Bear Flag; Communication artifact; State flags--California;
Places: California (United States)
 

Description: Farmsteads like this one near Fresno, California, photographed in 1966 by Joe Munroe, represent a typical Western farm. They are very flat and ordered for easier access to the public irrigation on which the farm depends. This aerial photograph allows for a wide view of this particular farmstead. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B32_001
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farms; Agricultural; Farmsteads; Aerial views
Places: Fresno (California)
 

Description: The need for irrigation and fresh water in the southern part of California led to the Central Valley Project of the 1930s, which called for a series of damns and causeways to store and direct water to the San Joaquin Valley. This 1966 aerial photograph by Joe Munroe shows one of the causeways and its surrounding farmland. Unfortunately, the dams have led to unforeseen environmental issues for migrating fish and local ecosystems in the north, which has caused outcry throughout the environmental community. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B32_F2268_JPG103
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farms; Irrigation; Central Valley Project (Calif.);
Places: California
 

Description: The true scale of the California Redwood National Forest is felt as a small child walks beneath the trees, in this 1973 Joe Munrow photograph. Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B33_F2400_JPG220
Subjects: Joe Munroe; National parks & reserves; State parks & reserves; Redwoods--California; Children
Places: Stout Grove (California)
 

Description: A photograph taken by Joe Munroe of ""Hearst Castle"" in California. The home was built by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in 1919, on the Hearst's expansive ranch. It was designed by Julia Morgan and is a favorite of many celebrity guests. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B33_F2400_JPG243
Subjects: Joe Munroe; National Register of Historic Places; Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951--Homes & haunts--California--San Simeon; Mansions
Places: San Simeon (California)
 

Description: 1955 calendar advertising and themed around Ohio author and conservation advocate Louis Bromfield's famed Malabar Farm in Lucas, Ohio. The full-color twelve-month calendar includes color photographs by Joe Munroe and short caption essays by Louis Bromfield. Calendar verso pages feature longer essays on the history and rehabilitation of Malabar and vignettes of farm life also written by Bromfield. The Friends of the Land Collection (1930-1960) contains the papers of the Friends of the Land (1940-1959), a prominent national soil conservation education organization headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. FOTL produced an international literary arts quarterly, THE LAND (edited by New Deal agriculture writer Russell Lord) in addition to several members' only publications (LAND LETTER) and informational pamphlets. They also hosted annual conferences; ran conservation tours, teacher training labs, and workshops; and operated as a national clearinghouse for conservation information. Ohio farmer and novelist Louis Bromfield was active in the organization. Much of the collection reflects the career and interests of FOTL Executive Secretary Ollie Fink, who was a prominent conservation education pioneer in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Conservation education; Bromfield, Louis (1896-1956); Agriculture; Soil science; Malabar Farm
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two migrant farm workers on strike on a tomato farm in California, photographed by Joe Munroe, 1960. In the years after World War II, conditions and pay for farmhands did not rise with the growth of the American economy. It was only through unionization and political pressure that conditions improved. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B30_003
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Migrant agricultural laborers; Farm life; Labor unions
Places: Salinas (California)
 

Description: Photograph showing a Mexican migrant worker picking tomatoes on a farm in California, taken by Joe Munroe, 1960. Even with the advancement of modern harvesting techniques and technologies, handpicking tomatoes is often required for table-ripe tomatoes whose skin is thinner. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B30_002
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural laborers; Migrant agricultural laborers; Farm life; Tomatoes--Harvesting
Places: Imperial Valley (California)
 

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Joe Munroe during a crop dusting in Lodi, California, 1962. With the development and spread of the airplane, farmers could cover more ground when spraying insecticides and herbicides on their vast crops. Wide scale use, however, led to chemicals showing up outside of the field, and environmentalists cautioned the overuse of these types of crop treatments. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B11_F08_001
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farming; Agricultural technologies; Farm equipment; Crop-dusting
Places: Lodi (California)
 

Description: 1962 photograph by Joe Munroe of a carrot-picking machine in Salinas, California. In addition to picking the carrots, this machine (along with its 70-man crew) can wash, sort, and box the carrots. In one day's work, the crew could have 3 railroad cars packed and ready for shipment. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B30_005
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farming; Agricultural technologies; Farm equipment; Harvesting
Places: Salinas (California)
 

Description: In the years following World War II, airplanes were used to spray fields with chemicals like herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers, which led to an increase in farm production and crop yields. In the 1970s, as the environmental movement took root, there was evidence of the overuse of chemicals, and a more disciplined use of chemicals was called for. Joe Munroe expertly captures a plane in action in Salinas, California, in this 1970 photograph. Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B04_F01_001
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Agricultural technologies; Farms; Agricultural equipment; Aerial views
Places: Salinas (California)