You won’t find this statue in a metropolitan area. You’ll have to search elsewhere. Try your luck and when you know where this photograph was taken, send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
The last Mystery Photo came from Sandy and Rick Krause of Lilburn. George Graf of Palmyra, Va. tells us it is “The Partnership Sculpture, Artesia, N.M. Vic Payne was commissioned to create this sculpture for the families of Mack Chase and Johnny Gray. They were life-long friends and were often seen sealing a deal with a hand shake over the hood of one of their Ford trucks. Their word was all that was needed.”
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. reports that “This is one of nine bronze sculptures that are scattered throughout downtown Artesia that depict and celebrate its rich tradition and history. Of the nine statues, three are dedicated to the oil industry. The first successful oil well drilled was on state-owned lands on April 9, 2024.
“The statue depicts Mack C. Chase (1931 – present) and Johnny R. Gray (1930 – 2001) leaning on the hood of a Ford pick-up truck, typical of the way in which they made many of their business deals…with no lawyers and just a handshake over a sun-baked truck hood acting as their desk.”
Dan Mackaben of Lawrenceville sends this on the recent No Name Pub photograph.“It is actually on the road just before the bridge to No Name Key. Coincidence ? It is also located on Big Pine Key which is where the National Key Deer Refuge is.Most of the Key deer which are only found in the Keys, live on this key. We used to live in Homestead and traveled down there a lot. The Keys aren’t what they used to be, too much redevelopment, but worth a line on anyone’s bucket list.”
Doctor of physical therapy students provide “trail magic”
Springtime in North Georgia traditionally features the colorful blooms of wildflowers, in addition to northbound thru-hikers on the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. This year, about 40 miles up the trail at Mountains Crossing in Blairsville, PCOM Georgia’s Doctor of Physical Therapy students provided a little trail magic with an Appalachian Trail Injury and Prevention Clinic. Under the supervision of PCOM Georgia DPT faculty members, students evaluated hikers’ injuries, providing musculoskeletal soft-tissue work and education as needed to the determined trekkers. Manning the station on the front row were Madison Herman, Emily Hulsey, Jennifer Huh, Danielle Kershner, Nick Edwards, Alyson Burch and Christian Cafici-Rivera. On the back row were Viktor Jelici, Austin Pack, Jay Miller, Valentine Mba and Brandon Matics. Brenau University faculty member Greg Patterson spearheaded the collaborative effort.
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