An Austin Fire Department crew recreated an iconic, historical photo with one goal in mind -- to win a signature huevos rancheros breakfast from their battalion chief.
Last month, AFD Battalion Chief Mark Bridges challenged his crews to take creative photos with the spring bluebonnets.Though the competition was fierce, the C-shift crew members from Station 31 went all out.
They displayed their rescue gear, their uniforms, and even their inflatable boat to recreate the iconic painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware by German artist Emanuel Leutze.General George Washington stands in the prow of a rowing boat crossing the Delaware to seek safety in Pennysylvania after defeat by the British.
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