Bicentennial Marion-Melmore Road bridge photograph   Save
OARBAC Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest Collection
Description: This photograph shows the bridge on Marion-Melmore Road in Crawford County, Ohio. The bridge has been painted red, white and blue, with the years "1776" and "1976" as well as stars painted in white on the blue sections in commemoration of the American Revolutionary War Bicentennial. The image was submitted by photographer Robert Schimpf of Bucyrus, 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_B04F13_01_1
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Bridges;
Places: Crawford County (Ohio)