Crossing the Line
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Stanley Moore
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
DateJanuary 1968
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Stan Moore. P2023.14.13
Object numberP2023.14.13
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Personal square image of men during a Crossing the Line ceremony on USS Intrepid's flight deck. There is a group of men standing in the foreground around a man who is on the ground. There is another group of men visible in the distance. They are wearing various uniforms and costumes. The water beyond the ship is calm and the sky is cloudy. There is a white border around the image.Back has "Kodachrome Print // Made by // Kodak // Jan 68R" printed in red ink. Donor note reads “Crossing Equator // Initiation // Pollywog before crossing // Shellback after crossing” handwritten in blue ink.
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