Oceanic Steamship Company
Historical or Biographical Note
Historical Note: Equator crossing rituals have been performed in the Western world for over 400 years. The ceremony is performed aboard the vessel where the landlubber (one learning to sail) is subjected to a ritual death and rebirth in order to gain a new status of Seafarer (seaman or mariner). Landlubbers must prove themselves capable of standing the terrors, stresses and strains of maritime life, and prove they have the courage and strength of character to gracefully accept the rowdy humor encountered in daily shipboard life.
From the guide to the Crossing the line certificate, 1910 February 10, (San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department)
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| creatorOf | San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (Calif.). Historic Documents Dept. Hal Jennings photograph collection, 1934-1956. | San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Maritime Research Center, Maritime Library, Maritime Archives | |
| creatorOf | Akron Travel Bureau (Akron, Ohio). Trade catalogs of travel, 1890-1949. | University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library | |
| creatorOf | Schwerin, E. E. Schwerin crossing the line certificate, 1910. | San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Maritime Research Center, Maritime Library, Maritime Archives | |
| creatorOf | Crossing the line certificate, 1910 February 10 | San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (Calif.). Historic Documents Department |
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| associatedWith | Mariposa (Ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oceanic Steamship Lines (San Francisco, CA) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Schwerin, E. | person |
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Corporate Body
Active 1890
Active 1949
