Sujet

The Court Of Neptunus Rex

Légende

Pacific Ocean: October 15, 1942
Members of the court of Neptunus Rex, Ruler of the Raging Main, convene on the deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier as it approches the equator. The court is in action to convert the "pollywogs" (men who have never crossed the equator) into "shellbacks" once they have completed the rituals. Here one of the pollywogs is emerging from a bag of unknown contents.

Date

15 oct. 1942

Crédit

Photo12/Underwood Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A14_361

Model release

Non

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59,2Mo (7,9Mo) / 43,2cm x 34,4cm / 5100 x 4060 (300dpi)

Mots clés

vintage 1940s 1942 Court Of Neptunus Rex Crossing The Line Emerging Fancy Dress Costume Initiation Rite Line-Crossing Ceremony Navy Pacific Ocean Pollywogs Ruler Of The Raging Main Shellbacks Traditional Ceremony U.S. Navy US Navy United States Navy aircraft carrier bag celebration ceremony chair cultures daytime deck historical holding horizontal large group of people lying men outdoors ritual sailors sea standing togetherness tradition vintage