Fourth of July bell ringing in Vienna photograph

Three men pose with a bell in front of a large garage with "Happy Birthday America" written on the roof. The photograph was taken as bells were rung across the United States at 2 PM on July 4, 1976, during the "Birthday Party for America" in Vienna, Ohio. The image was submitted by photographer Patti Zydyk of Vienna 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