Kelley (Texas)
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This is just fantastic, best Christmas pictures I have ever seen! Kelley (Texas) 
http://www.papatedsplace.com/Christmas1920s.html
http://www.papatedsplace.com/Christmas1920s.html
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You folks really need to take a look at these old pictures..............
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Kelley (Texas)
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Kelley (Texas)
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enjoy viewing old photos to get a glimpse back into the past. I did think long and hard for a few minutes prior to posting them because a story did not go with the pictures, but I felt that the pictures told a story and as a result, went ahead and posted them. Kelley (Texas)
Wayne in BC
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i still have a few items around that date back to that era. Small stuff but i like to look at them and dream a bit
Kelley (Texas)
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some time back in that period of time. The fire truck was his only gift that Christmas, which was common back in that period of time. I remember playing with it when I was a young boy. When he passed away in 1987, I was given this old fire truck and his bolt action single shot Savage Model 3 .22 rifle. That old .22 rifle was the first rifle that I ever shot and I use to do lots of squirrel hunting with it. Kelley (Texas)
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Wayne in BC
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many kids now cannot even remember what all they got if you ask them
I got my first .22 at age 11 and it made not just my Christmas but my life! Soon after that i was expected to provide the family with Grouse (Prairie Chickens), Rabbits, etc. Also to do varmint control, Gophers, Pigeons, Badgers, Hawks that were after Chickens and even Coyotes although i was not very successful at that as Wile E was near impossible to sneak up on!
I got "paid" in bullets and was also always on a budget regarding ammo as i had to account for the ones given to me and .22 shells were the most important thing in my life.
A trip to town meant i may be able to get together 27 cents for my own box of long rifle, or 22 cents for longs, if not then 18 cents for shorts which i hated! The girls would always buy candy on a rare trip to town, perhaps once in two-three weeks, not me, i could always sneak some of their candy and they were not interested in my .22 shells
My Uncle could get a ton of extra work out of me by just hinting that i might get extra ammo! Tricky old booger, but i loved him!
The next year i was taught to sneak within say 40-50 ft of a Deer and shoot it in the eye or behind the ear, meaning a clean kill or clean miss. Then we would have a good feed of Liver plus more and better meat than a few Grouse or Rabbits, as well as a nice change. The day i took my first Deer i was so excited and proud i could hardly stand it! I remember it being about 25 ft away and me nearly too scared to squeeze the trigger for fear i would miss, but for a kid who commonly head shot Gophers at 75 ft or more it was no problem really.
I tend to feel truly sorry for kids that never experience the wonderful way of growing up that we did.
I got my first .22 at age 11 and it made not just my Christmas but my life! Soon after that i was expected to provide the family with Grouse (Prairie Chickens), Rabbits, etc. Also to do varmint control, Gophers, Pigeons, Badgers, Hawks that were after Chickens and even Coyotes although i was not very successful at that as Wile E was near impossible to sneak up on!
I got "paid" in bullets and was also always on a budget regarding ammo as i had to account for the ones given to me and .22 shells were the most important thing in my life.
A trip to town meant i may be able to get together 27 cents for my own box of long rifle, or 22 cents for longs, if not then 18 cents for shorts which i hated! The girls would always buy candy on a rare trip to town, perhaps once in two-three weeks, not me, i could always sneak some of their candy and they were not interested in my .22 shells
My Uncle could get a ton of extra work out of me by just hinting that i might get extra ammo! Tricky old booger, but i loved him!
The next year i was taught to sneak within say 40-50 ft of a Deer and shoot it in the eye or behind the ear, meaning a clean kill or clean miss. Then we would have a good feed of Liver plus more and better meat than a few Grouse or Rabbits, as well as a nice change. The day i took my first Deer i was so excited and proud i could hardly stand it! I remember it being about 25 ft away and me nearly too scared to squeeze the trigger for fear i would miss, but for a kid who commonly head shot Gophers at 75 ft or more it was no problem really.
I tend to feel truly sorry for kids that never experience the wonderful way of growing up that we did.
Kelley (Texas)
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would recover from the noise of the shot faster. I would go sit in a grove of pecan trees at sunrise to squirrel hunt. Ammo was not wasted, you had to make each shot count. Kelley (Texas)