In September of 1961, 62 years ago, Bob Webster and Pat Carroll spent the day at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. We assume they had a friend with them taking photos and the above two photos are the result of their day trip. A quick internet search did not yield results on the couple. The names are a little too common to make them easily searchable. In doing a little "facial recognition" work of our own. The man in the photo looks a little like Robert Penn Webster who died in Greensboro in 2021 (see here). If this is he, Robert "Bob" would have been 27 at the time this photo was taken.
The photos had been donated to Reconsidered Goods, a creative, reuse thrift store for artists and creative types in Greensboro. Part of the RG mission is to keep reusable items out of landfills. We are curious as to who Bob and Pat are, if they were lifelong residents of Greensboro, and how it is the photos were donated. If someone is related to either of the two, or, if the Greensboro History Museum has a collection of snapshots of people interacting with Greensboro's history, we would be happy to donate the photos. If you know anything about the couple, please let us know. To be sure, they seem to be enjoying the outing. How wonderful the signage anchors the photo is a location. No doubt where they were spending the day. Writing information on the back was helpful, too. Sadly, in this digital era, it is just a matter of time before all photos are digital. We love having a physical copy of a photo.
Happy Wednesday!
Good images of back then.
Posted by: William Kendall | Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 08:34 AM