'Your country needs love too!' photograph   Save
OARBAC Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest Collection
Description: This photo shows two young children standing under an umbrella. The child on the left wears braided pigtails, a bow in her hair, and a dress. The child on the right is wearing their hair naturally and a T-shirt with the phrase "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS LOVE TOO!" printed on the front. The caption reads "your country needs love too!" and is signed by the photographer. The image was submitted by photographer Donna Silvert of Yellow Springs, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. 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_B04F15_01_1
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Children;
Places: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio);