Description: Portrait of Joe Munroe, photographed in 1976 by John Blaustein. Blaustein was a photographer best known for his work on the Grand Canyon. He co-authored (with Edward Abbey) ""The Hidden Canyon,"" a book about the Grand Canyon. 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_B34_F2420_JPG260
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Portrait photography; Freelance photography; Blaustein, John, 1947-;
Places: California
 

Description: Photograph of Joe Munroe as he plans an exhibit layout in 1987, taken by his wife, Virginia. 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_B34_F2458_JPG261
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Portrait photography; Freelance photography;
Places: California
 

Description: Photograph taken by an unknown photographer of President Nixon, his cabinet, and advisors holding up Joe Munroe's famous ""Loving Pigs"" print with the caption ""Hogs are Beautiful!"" 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_B34_F2464_JPG267
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Presidents; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Portrait photography
Places: Washington DC
 

Description: Joe Munroe shooting and directing actors on the set of his first film, a 1940 experimental jazz film. It was made when Munroe was a student at Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Munroe was also a photographer and an environmental activist. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05918
Subjects: Motion picture production; Joe Munroe; Photography -- History
Places: Bloomfield Hills (Michigan)
 

Description: Joe Munroe experiments with photographic exposures in this photograph of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, 1950. The photo appears to show Ascension Hall, located on the Kenyon campus. 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_B27a_F767_JPG320a
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Kenyon College; Trick photography
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Joe Munroe experiments with his photography in this photo of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, 1950. 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_B27a_F767_JPG320c
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Kenyon College; Trick photography
Places: Gambier (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Joe Munroe captures one of his contemporaries in this shot of Harry Callahan. Callahan was a self-taught photographer from Detroit, famous for his work in both black-and-white and color prints. His main subject matter tended to be his own life and the cities in which he lived. As a teacher in Chicago, he tried to impress upon students the importance of photographing their own lives, not just famous objects or places. 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_B28_F807_JPG274a
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Harry Callahan; Photographers
Places: Chicago (Illinois)
 

Description: Photograph of Joe Stelly and wife, taken by Joe Munroe, 1949. Small family farms required a lot of work, and on Stelly's 75-acre farm in Louisiana, he did all the work with only the help of a few livestock animals. His main crop was sweet potatoes while his wife grew herbs. 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_B12_F05_003
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farm life; Family farms; Family life; Couples
Places: Opelousas (Louisiana)
 

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: Joe Munroe captures Dr. Wise Burroughs at work in this 1952 photograph. As a research scientist, Burroughs inspects the content of a cow's first stomach, the rumen, through a surgically-implanted hole in the stomach. From this, researchers can gain information on the digestion of certain materials by the cow. 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_F13_001
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farming; Agriculture--Research; Livestock--Research.;
Places: Ohio
 

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: Photograph taken by Joe Munroe of a farmer holding a handful of corn seeds, 1958. These seeds are a hybrid variety created through breeding to become bigger and more uniform. Due to its climate and soil conditions, the United States grows more corn than anyone in the world, and provides half of the world's corn supply. Corn is still the most widely-grown crop in the US. 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_B04_F15_001
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farming; Corn; Crops; Hybrid corn
Places: Illinois