As an adult looking back at my grandfather, he was an "old man" in his late 50's and beyond. We know parents and grandparents from our vantage point. Our children and grandchildren see us as the people we have become. These pictures are from the Universtiy of North Carolina college yearbook, the "Yackty Yack". They show his classmates view of who he was.
(As an aside, the yearbook did not play it safe in describing students. A number of comments regarding other students were very biting and judgemental.)
While I never thought of my grandfather as a "Bull Moose", the reference seems to apply to his defense of Teddy Roosevelt in a debate. Another article shows he was a big man on campus, he was on a select student government "Grand Council". Apparently it was a select group of student government campus representatives. Hope to include a picture and comments.
The young man in the lower picture is not identified. Mother told me that the college asked him to have an extremely young roommate. The young man was the youngest college student accepted at UNC at that time. Apparently he went on to become someone of prominence in some way. But this might not be the same person.
http://library.digitalnc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/yearbooks/id/856 This is a link to the digital copy of the yearbook.
Granddaddy always felt close to UNC. Mother and I took him back for his 50th reunion.
In 1910 Granddaddy Harry was a census enumerator.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11573-36460-11?cc=1727033&wc=M9WN-78J:1554826732 Try this link if you are interested in seeing his handwriting.
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| Head | David F Harry | M | 59 | North Carolina |
| Wife | Fanny G Harry | F | 60 | North Carolina |
| Daughter | Maggie L Harry | F | 22 | North Carolina |
| Son | Woodfin G Harry | M | 19 | North Carolina |
| Son | Benjamin A Harry | M | 18 | North Carolina |
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