Paris Exposition: ship, Paris, France, 1900. View of the deck of a ship with passengers and crew. Brooklyn Museum Archives

Paris Exposition: ship, Paris, France, 1900. View of the deck of a ship with passengers and crew. Brooklyn Museum Archives

Illustration from ‘Over the Points’ the Southern Railway’s quarterly review. 1930’s. Possibly by Victor Reinganum.

Illustration from ‘Over the Points’ the Southern Railway’s quarterly review. 1930’s. Possibly by Victor Reinganum.

vintagegal: 1938 Actress Doubles Carole Dietrich, Margaret Bryson, Virginia Randel, Sylvia La Mar, Betty Dietrich, and Ezelle Poulle.

vintagegal:

1938 Actress Doubles

Carole Dietrich, Margaret Bryson, Virginia Randel, Sylvia La Mar, Betty Dietrich, and Ezelle Poulle.

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Ladybird Books - People at Work - The Ship Builders Schoolboy humour aside, I’d never before understood what the letters on the Plimsoll line meant, but it makes a hell of a lot of sense - some waters are saltier than others, and colder water is marginally denser than warmer water… all affecting displacement & buoyancy, besides the obvious cargo considerations.     from Compound Eye

Ladybird Books - People at Work - The Ship Builders

Schoolboy humour aside, I’d never before understood what the letters on the Plimsoll line meant, but it makes a hell of a lot of sense - some waters are saltier than others, and colder water is marginally denser than warmer water… all affecting displacement & buoyancy, besides the obvious cargo considerations.

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Oil painting by W. Nowland Van Powell of Continental Sloop Providence courtesy of the US Navy Art Collection *See USS Providence for ship history and specs

Oil painting by W. Nowland Van Powell of Continental Sloop Providence

courtesy of the US Navy Art Collection

*See USS Providence for ship history and specs

This image is part of a group of negatives that were found in an old house. They appear to be in France (Paris), and may be during World War II, or soon after after.

This image is part of a group of negatives that were found in an old house. They appear to be in France (Paris), and may be during World War II, or soon after after.

Found Photo: Woman aboard a ship

Found Photo: Woman aboard a ship

Grandpop, on the way to Havana, Cuba, 1932.

Grandpop, on the way to Havana, Cuba, 1932.

Guignol cinéma de la jeunesse (1932-34)

Guignol cinéma de la jeunesse (1932-34)

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ungatonipon: Hamacho Koen

ungatonipon:

Hamacho Koen

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indigodreams: Gustave Doré via truity1967

indigodreams:

Gustave Doré via truity1967

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