The Snapshots in Time Collection
Shipboard 'Crossing the Line' Equator Ceremony, WWII Kotec China Burma Collection
Sailors stage a 'Crossing the Line' ceremony, complete with a costumed King Neptune, as their ship crosses the Equator en route to the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. This time-honored naval tradition offered a welcome moment of levity for troops facing the hardships of overseas deployment. Project: 218048