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Title
Walter H. Munk crosses the equator for the first time while aboard the R/V Horizon
Creator
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Date Created and/or Issued
1952
Contributing Institution
UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
Roger Revelle Papers
Rights Information
Under copyright
Constraint(s) on Use: This work is protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Use of this work beyond that allowed by "fair use" requires written permission of the UC Regents. Permission may be obtained from the UC San Diego Library program having custody of the work. Responsibility for obtaining permissions and any use and distribution of this work rests exclusively with the user and not the UC San Diego Library.
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Rights Holder and Contact
UC Regents
Description
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)
This digital image is a surrogate of an item from the Roger Revelle Papers (Box 242, Folder 5).
Photograph taken during the Capricorn Expedition.
National Science Digital Library - Scripps Institution of Oceanography Explorer
A pollywog, or first time equator crosser, traditionally kneels to King Neptune's Court during an Equator Line-Crossing ceremony.
Roger Revelle Papers. SMC 6. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Type
image
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb0956677z
Subject
Crossing the equator
Oceanographers
Horizon (Ship)
Capricorn Expedition (1952-1953)
Munk, Walter H. (Walter Heinrich), 1917-2019

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