Photograph of High Street in Old Worthington During Ohio’s Stay At Home Order of 2020

Basic details

Photograph of High Street in Old Worthington During Ohio’s Stay At Home Order of 2020 is an image, with genre photograph.
It was created March 27, 2020.
William F. Blinn is the photographer.
The original is in a private collection.

Background

This photograph shows an unusually low volume of traffic on High Street in Old Worthington, on March 27, 2020. Worthington’s normally busy streets and public places were quiet during the spring of 2020 due to Ohio’s historic stay at home order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Issued by Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted and Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton M.D. MPH, the order went into effect on Monday, March 23, 2020 at 11:59 pm. The order closed nonessential businesses, restricted gatherings, ordered all residents to stay in their homes except for certain exempt activities, and limited travel. The order was fully lifted on May 19, replaced by strong recommendations for social distancing.

Subjects

It covers the Worthington neighborhood Old Worthington.
It features the address 6767 N. High Street.

Record details

This file was born digital in the format video/jpeg.
The Worthington Memory identification code is wcd0318.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on . It was last updated .

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