It's my first "Write Your Own Caption" contest -- please provide a caption for this photo in the comments below. (Comments on Facebook will not count in the contest, your entry must be in the comments below.)
I will be the sole judge of the contest, based on how humorous your entry is. Please, no naughty captions -- this is a family blog, strictly rated G (or at worst PG).
Winner will receive a print of the photo plus the warm glow of victory and bragging rights. Entries accepted through midnight, Monday, September 6th, 2010.
Good luck!
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| First ever Photo Caption Contest. Boys with firehose, Kerrville, late 1950s. |
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Kerrvilles first Fire Dept.
ReplyDeleteHoly Inferno! With these buzz-cut boys, no blaze will survive!
ReplyDeleteWhen your Fire Department's staffed by citizen volunteers, training begins early in life.
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ReplyDeleteDid Dad pay the water bill!
ReplyDelete". . .heard there was a fire!"
ReplyDelete"The principal fell asleep in the teacher's lounge again, let's get 'em!"
ReplyDelete"I told you Mom's chili was HOT!!"
ReplyDeleteHey guy, hope that is an underwater camera!
ReplyDeleteNow where is the mean teacher? Shh there he is around the corner!
ReplyDeletePoint it at the teacher's desk!
ReplyDeleteThoroughly modern bucket brigade in action!
ReplyDeleteLittle Men working hard at... playing
ReplyDeleteOne more tug boys and we are in...
ReplyDeleteBut we saw smoke pouring out of the teacher's lounge!
ReplyDeleteOK lady... where do you want this week's hamburger gravy?
ReplyDeleteLittle Men Working hard at....Playing!
ReplyDelete2 more feet and we are in boys.
ReplyDeleteGet a good grip on that colicky mascot; I'm not sure he's gonna like this.
ReplyDeleteCareer Day 1954: The rest of the boys are in the "Cowboy" session
ReplyDeleteWho's got the balloons?
ReplyDeleteQuick - gotta clean up our mess before Mom gets home.
ReplyDeleteInnovative thinking in the face of a budget crisis in the late 1950s, led the City of Kerrville to hire a "non-traditional" workforce to fill positions throughout the city. Pictured here is Kerrville's "non-traditional fire brigade," which disbanded at the end of summer break. Enforcement of child labor laws eventually put an end to this experimental program.
ReplyDeleteEven as a lad growing up in Kerrville, Chester Nimitz had an unusual fascination with water.
ReplyDeleteAre we supposed to look like we're running in or out?
ReplyDelete"J-o-e H-e-r-r-i-n-g... w-e a-r-e t-h-e g-h-o-s-t-s of y-o-u-r p-a-s-t... remember when you shot us with your squirt gun? R-e-m-e-m-b-e-r.... Ooooooooooh..."
ReplyDeleteA Kerrville Fire Drill. School was so cool back then.
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