Ohio State Fair clown attendant photograph   Save
OARBAC Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest Collection
Description: A man with clown makeup, wearing a suit jacket covered in pins and a hat with a sign reading "Information Ohio State Fair" raises a hand to the camera. The pins read, "God Bless America," "go whole hog," "Is everybody happy? I am," "Employee 1976 1105," and several depict smiley faces or characters. The image was submitted by photographer Avie Biedinger of Cincinnati, 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_B03F13_01_1
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Pin-back buttons;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)