Adventures of the Blackgang
Thalassophilia, Nautical History, Culture, and Art
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Detail from a 1959 WRNS recruitment ad
The Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS; popularly and officially known as the Wrens) was the women’s branch of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy. First formed in 1917 for the First World War, it was disbanded in 1919, then revived in 1939 at the beginning of the Second World War, remaining active until integrated into the Royal Navy in 1993. WRNs included cooks, clerks, wireless telegraphists, radar plotters, weapons analysts, range assessors, electricians and air mechanics.
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Enlist in the WAVES print $15.00
“On the same team. Enlist in the WAVES. Apply to your nearest Navy recruiting station or office of Naval Officer Recruitment”
Naval recruiting poster during WWII, circa 1940s.
on Vintagraph
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Miracle Sportswear - Best Catch of the Season!
See-worthy Miracles mix, match and look a million in sailtone, crease-resistant, washable cotton by Fuller Fabrics. Cool, lightweight, gay-toned….so mart with the new Shirt look, cord accents and laced pockets, plus soft-touch white stitching.
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it’s a lot taller now
Key Bridge Motor Hotel - Washington, D.C. (by What Makes The Pie Shops Tick?)
(via mudwerks)
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NICE PINEAPPLES!
LUSCIOUS PINEAPPLES…grown in Hawaii by Dole. This popular fruit is one of the Aloha State’s main crops.
This was mailed in 1960. The sender wrote: “How about flying over & doing a little Pineapple picking too? This is the land of relaxation. Great trip. Betsy & Hilda.”
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Sitting Pretty on Flickr.
by Gil Elvgren
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Life magazine, January 24, 1944
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Welcome to Weeki Wachee - Spring of the Live Mermaids on Flickr.
The Mermaids welcome you to Weeki Wachee Spring, on Florida’s famous Sun Coast, 60 miles north of St. Petersburg on US 19. These damsels of the deep perform in the crystal clear waters of the spring without once surfacing for air. You see it all from the underwater theatre.
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Navy Nurses