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OARBAC Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest Collection
Description: Photograph of teenaged Boy Scouts seated around the campfire at Camp Tuscazoar in Dover, Ohio, June 1976. A caption provided by the photographer reads, "Boy Scouts learned American history around campfires." The image was submitted by photographer R. C. Bixler of Canton, Ohio, in the Professional category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. Camp Tuscazoar was founded in 1920 as a Boy Scout camp, and is operated today by the non-profit Camp Tuscazoar Foundation. 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_B02F01_01_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Boy Scouts of America; Camping; Camp sites, facilities, etc. -- Ohio; Fires; Young men; Outdoor recreation
Places: Dover (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)