Nine snapshots from a sailor's scrapbook capture a day of shore leave in Funchal, Madeira, in December 1939. American sailors, identified in handwritten captions as 'R.A.,' 'Weatherford,' and 'Daly,' are shown riding the island's traditional ox-drawn wicker sledges -- affectionately dubbed a 'fresh air taxi' -- and touring the town's public gardens and streets. Such informal photographs offer a personal counterpoint to official naval photography, preserving the everyday experience of port visits during the interwar Navy years. Project: 218720