Title
The Court Of Neptunus Rex
Caption
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
Oct 15, 1942
Credit line
Photo12/Underwood Archives/UIG
Reference
UMG20A14_361
Model release
No
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
59,2Mb (7,9Mb) / 17,0in x 13,5in / 5100 x 4060 (300dpi)