Bicentennial event at Moraine Airpark photograph   Save
OARBAC Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest Collection
Description: Photograph showing people and airplanes gathered at Moraine Airpark in Dayton, Ohio, for the area's first aviation event of 1976. The image was submitted by photographer Michael G. Williams of West Carrollton, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. Williams provided the following caption for the image: "Here Ohioans are observing one of the first aviation events of 1976. The Experimental Fly-in at the Moraine Airpark, in the Dayton area. The picture shows a red, white, and blue experimental craft at center and a barnstorming Boeing Stearman at right. Also in the photo a Orange Waco biplane and a yellow Piper Cub. All of which has been a part of our aviation growth." In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B02F168_01_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Aviation--History; Aircraft; Airports;
Places: Moraine (Ohio); Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)