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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: March 4, 2017
Caption: The Forecastle... Marker
Additional Description: Captions: (upper left) An old style foc's'le below below decks; (lower left) THE SEA LAWYER Almost every crew had its agitator who found no good in anything: who urged the men to demand this and that from the captain, but, like the Duke of Plazatorra, led his regiment from behind. He was never bold enough to take his own grievances aft and his ravings soon fell on deaf ears.; (lower right) A DOG-WATCH CONCERT In order that the crew would not have the same time "on and off" every day, there were two short watches: from four p.m. 'til six and from six 'til eights. During these 'dog watches' fair weather usually found all hands around the fore hatch - mending washing or having a "sing song."
Submitted: March 11, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p376966
File Size: 3.727 Megabytes

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