Nailing It Down

MK comments (26 July 2004): There is much more to talk about on this page.

The shot to the left was taken in the recently opened Bridge Studio of Houston and hung on the wall there for many years and then hung on the wall at Bobby's Nail Bridge Club (a joint for money bridge only) for many years more.

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

The "glamour" shot above was the work of Brad Gentry (a friend and fellow bridge player since 1947) to test his camera abilities and also as an excuse to photograph Julie.

This next photo below was clipped from the official booklet for the 1961 Bermuda Bowl.  A Victory Ball for the Good Losers is the page that tells the story that goes with it.

                North America Team
        In the inset (a halo?):
John Gerber, NPC
     
Standing (left to right):
Charles Coon
Mervin Key
Ron von der Porten.
      
Seated (left to right):
Eric Murray
G. Robert Nail
Lew Mathe.

 

The photos below are of some of the "regular" players at the new Bridge Studio of Houston in the early 1960s. They were all taken by Bob Stucker and sent to me by Julie Harding who, at the time of the photos, was named Julie Key.

The Bridge Studio of Houston had originally been located in a house on Graustark Street and operated by me and Dick Sutton. The new Bridge Studio of Houston moved to its own building (planned by me) which was finished and opened for business (not too long before the arrival of Hurricane Carla in 1961) at 2425 Norfolk (now the site of the Mucky Duck night club). In its early days on Norfolk, it was operated by me, Julie, and Bobby and Betty Nail.

Here are those photos:

  Nancy Hilton                      Ardeen Smith
 

    Betty Hugo               Walter Lowenstern

         "Boots" Richardson            ? and Mickey Finn ?       

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                North America Team
        In the inset (a halo?):
John Gerber, NPC
     
Standing (left to right):
Charles Coon
Mervin Key
Ron von der Porten.
      
Seated (left to right):
Eric Murray
G. Robert Nail
Lew Mathe.

For the story that goes with this one, visit
A Victory Ball for the Good Losers .

 

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