Today’s post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty.
Well, it’s not synchronized swimming on land, it’s legitimate life saver training in Idaho, circa 1936. You can view the ARC entry for this photo (a record of the FDR Presidential Library) by clicking on the picture at left. Andrea still has a great point: they do look a bit like the Village People. That caption won her 30% off at the eStore and our judge’s gratitude for a job well done.
As the summer heat hits overdrive across the country, we thought we’d keep with our aquatic theme to help everyone keep their cool. As such, we’ve found a peculiar oldie but goodie, one that needs your keen caption prowess. Show us what you’ve got!
For starters: “Every spring the women of rural Vermont swim thousands of miles upstream to reproduce.”
Getting the laundry done was much easier once the family got running water.
“You’re right, Ruth. It really is more convenient to wash your clothes while you wear them!”
I think I’m retaining water.
Woman on the left: I think I got a fish on the line.
This was when Niagara Falls was more “people friendly…”
Getting clean under the shower, I wish we could have one of these showers INSIDE our house someday!
The first annual “Refrigerator Defrost Day” turned out to be a big mistake.
When one little Dutch boy just won’t cut it…
There was no room in the Ark for Noah’s sisters…
Bridal Shower!