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"Crossing the Line" certificate for W. M. Slough
"Crossing the Line" certificate for W. M. Slough
Title"Crossing the Line" certificate for W. M. Slough
Description"Crossing the Line" certificate for W. M. Slough on the U.S.S. Houston initiating him into the "Solemn Mysteries of the Ancient Order of the Deep". The document is signed "Neptunus Rex." "Crossing the Line" serves as an initiation rite celebrating sailors' first crossing of the equator and typically features costumed revelry.
Date[May 20, 1936]
Genrecertificates
Subject (Name)Slough, William M.
Subject.Topical (LCSH)Houston (Cruiser : CA-30)
Equator
Original CollectionCruiser Houston Collection http://archon.lib.uh.edu/?p=collections/controlcard&id=23
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Original Item LocationID 1981-001, Box 55, Folder 10
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