Title

1935 photograph of the ceremony of Crossing the Line

Caption

1935 photograph of the ceremony of Crossing the Line (Equator-crossing), a rite in naval, merchant and passenger shipping, dating to 17th century.

Date

1935

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP17A23_476

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.0Mb (1.8Mb) / 17.6in x 13.2in / 5288 x 3966 (300dpi)

Keywords

photograph ceremony Crossing the Line Equator crossing rite naval merchant passenger shipping ritual custom nautical humour