Proclamation of Augusta Roddis Crossing the Equator, 1948

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Proclamation

Date Made

12 May 1948

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2015.10.96

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Ink

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 13.75 in
Width: 11 in

Inscriptions

text printed reads in part: A Proclamation... Landlubber and Vassal...Royal and Very Ancient Order of Shellbacks... Neptunus Rex... handwritten into the proclamation: ...Augusta Roddis... 12th day of May 1948 / signatures of Master and the Cruise Director at bottom.