Bob Preston: A Life in Photographs. St. Petersburg Museum of History.

St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 Second Ave. N.E. Sun. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Tues. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.spmoh.org or 727-894-1052.

Featured are historic black and white images
taken by Bob Preston, a former staff photographer
with The Independent and the St. Petersburg
Times.
Bob Preston grew up in St. Petersburg and attended St.
Petersburg High School, where he learned how to use his
grandmother's camera for the school paper. After graduation in
1941, he shipped off to the Pacific as an Army combat
photographer.
His lens captured Gen. Douglas MacArthur and the ruins of
Nagasaki. He received a Bronze Star for bravery and meritorious
service. Returning stateside, Preston got a job with St.
Petersburg's afternoon newspaper, the Evening Independent, in
1946, and later joined the Times.
Although Bob passed away a few years ago, "He never gave up
on the news. It was his life," said his daughter Patricia Preston
Warren, He was the ultimate newsman."
We hope you enjoy this collection of photos and the trip back
into St. Petersburg’s history.

• Exhibit Runs August 1st through September 2010
• Exhibit Reception August 20, 2010 6-8pm