Just because I want to and hope it will spark an interesting conversation [image] What stories lie behind these faces? What tales can they tell? Certainly one thing is obvious…the black faces of the poor miserable stokers! I also like the dog…

When men were men and women were nurses? No, better not go there.:rolleyes:

[QUOTE=Swampfox;70295]Man, they all had 'staches too![/QUOTE] Indeed sir…yes indeed! Pretty much everyone of them to a man (and maybe the lady too…I can’t quite tell?) Weren’t the 1800’s just an awesome time to be a guy? btw, I like the guy right behind the master. It looks like his head is stic…

[QUOTE=c.captain;70308]btw, I like the guy right behind the master. It looks like his head is sticking right out of the captain’s hat and the goofy look on the fellow’s face just makes it icing on the cake! Must be the cadet ;-)[/QUOTE] Hey, I resemble that remark.:wink:

I honestly need to ask why people didn’t ever smile in photos taken in the old timey daze? I mean, everybody looks just downright miserable in this shot but it’s cool old ship they’re sitting on…they must have had such a large crew to keep the mahogany woodwork varnished and the brass all shiny! T…

I don’t think they smiled because the cameras back in those days took forever to pick up the exposure. Now it’s a split second, but was several seconds then. If they tried to smile for that long the picture would probably come out blurry.

[QUOTE=c.captain;70322]I honestly need to ask why people didn’t ever smile in photos taken in the old timey daze? I mean, everybody looks just downright miserable in this shot but it’s cool old ship they’re sitting on…they must have had such a large crew to keep the mahogany woodwork varnished and …

I Looooove the dog! My captain said we couldn’t have one on the ship. I hear they’re nice to have on out there.

[QUOTE=sailorgal;70328]I Looooove the dog! My captain said we couldn’t have one on the ship. I hear they’re nice to have on out there.[/QUOTE] I’ve been on one vessel in Alaska where we had two border collie puppies named Gus and Maddie who grew up on the bridge plus another big oafe of a dog named…

My captain on a tanker that i worked on told stories of having a dog on a ship previous Sent from my iPhone using gCaptain

My captain on a tanker that i worked on told stories of having a dog on his previous ship. The DEU would pick up the dog crap. The dog figured it out and would crap in front of his S/R. He loved rough weather as he would slide in his bed across the bridge . It all came to an end when he bit the gal …

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stay thirsty sailors!

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