Crossing the Line 

16 or 17 Jan 1921, TEXAS crossed the equator, bound for Chile bringing King Neptune and his court aboard.  Those passing through his kingdom for the first time (pollywogs) had to prove themselves worthy.  Looks like a cross between Mardi Gras and Dante's "Inferno"

The photos are not BB35.  The single photo at the top shows a capstan at the bow and TEXAS never had a capstan in the bow area.  The imagery in the photos though is great and I decided to leave them with the site for this part of the history

Photos courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept, JW Kline collection, 1990.141.

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