sailorgil:

frenchtwist:

Hmm, yes. I’m not sure who the photographer is, but I do feel there is a story just begging to be told …

Yes, indeed, there is a story here … What you have in this photograph is King Neptune and Amphitrite [Sailors in Costume] in preparation for a “line-crossing ceremony” aboard a ship at sea; most likely, an equatorial crossing [Circa 1910-30] … Full info about this maritime tradition and ceremony is available here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony