COURT FOR EQUATOR-CROSSING INITIATION CEREMONY ON A SHIP
Entry/Object ID
96.7.3.6
Description
COURT FOR EQUATOR-CROSSING INITIATION CEREMONY ON A SHIP
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of a court for an equator-crossing initiation ceremony aboard a cruise ship, 1930. The people that make up the court are at the center crossing a bridge on the ship. There are two crewmen in uniform at the front, carrying staffs like that of King Neptune. A woman wearing a dress and crown is behind them, with two boys carrying packages behind her. There is a group of people entering from a doorway are at the back, one of which is carries another staff. Below the bridge is the ship's pool, to the right are pipes and pulleys, and the ocean is at the left. The initiation is for those who crossed the equator for the first time. On the back is a stamp reading, "WEBCO PRINT / APR 22, 1930 / MADE IN SAN JOSE / 604." The photograph was taken during Agnes Temple's honeymoon and was housed in her album, which is item 96.7.94.1, along with many other photographs which span 96.7.1.1-.93.1. Contact sheets 2000.159.1.1-.8 show the original positioning of the images within the album. With only light creases at the corners, the object is in good condition.
Number-Units: 1
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Ships, Initiation rites
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Clothing and dress, Cruise ships, Passenger ships, Rites and ceremonies, Cruise ships--Employees
