Washington Park floral clock photograph

The floral clock in Washington Park, found in downtown Sandusky, Ohio, was planted with the phrases "AMERICA" "USA" and "1776 1976." The date, September 19, is also planted below the clock, the time of which reads about 4:18 in the afternoon. The image was submitted by photographer Robert Schimpf of Bucyrus, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Sprit 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