Thursday’s Photo Caption Contest
The PE rope climb for PS 31 was like no other in New York City.
Rebecca, it may be time to quit your day job. You have wowed another one of our guest judges, Kathleen Williams, Executive Director of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
The actual caption for this fund-raising fanatic? “The ‘Human Squirrel’ who did many daring ‘stunts’ in climbing for benefit of War Relief Funds in New York City. He is shown here at a dizzy height in Times Square.” The photo was taken circa 1918, back when superheroes sported suits, not spandex.
Have you got what it takes to craft a caption that catches our eye, and tickles our funny bone? If you do, you could win 30% off at the Archives eStore.
Have a gander at this week’s photo and give us your best!
Insert your caption here!
Here’s one to get you started:
Hoarse.
Posted by Rob Crotty on August 26, 2010, under Photo Caption Contest.
Tags: american history, First World War photos, horses, lumberjacks, NARA, national archives, National archives and records administration, odd history, old logging photos, Photo Caption Contest, Pieces of History, prologue blog, Prologue magazine, random history, weird US history
Comments: 15
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Comment from ed snider
Time August 26, 2010 at 9:06 am
Let the NASCAR folks take a look at this !!!
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Comment from Bryan Gibb
Time August 26, 2010 at 10:01 am
This is fine for kindling, but what about the REAL LOGS?
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Comment from Deb
Time August 26, 2010 at 10:17 am
“If I hear ONE MORE PERSON call this a winter wonderland . . .”
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Comment from Sara
Time August 26, 2010 at 12:56 pm
This is how Acrophobia should be treated…
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Comment from Chad Milliner
Time August 26, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Unfortunately, it was only after the forest was clear-cut that it was discovered that a two horsepower sled was insufficient.
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Comment from David
Time August 26, 2010 at 2:48 pm
Bigfoot is startled by the camera as he attempts to hijack a load of very large salamis.
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Comment from Meredith
Time August 27, 2010 at 9:22 am
“Ed, I told you we should have signed up with Santa.”
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Comment from Rebecca
Time August 27, 2010 at 9:42 am
Horse on the left to the one on the right: How did you get picked for this job? Horse on the right: I drew the short stick.
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Comment from Sam Cagle
Time October 6, 2010 at 2:40 am
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
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Comment from Chris Staats
Time August 26, 2010 at 8:41 am
“I TOLD you we should have taken that job at Budweiser…”
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