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Photographer Unknown, (Witchery in the Sea)
“There is a witchery in the sea, its songs and stories, and in the mere sight of a ship, and the sailor’s dress, especially to a young mind, which has done more to man navies, and fill merchantmen, than all the pressgangs of Europe.”
—-Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor’s Life at Sea
Wrigley’s Gum
In 1892, Wrigley Jr. began packaging chewing gum with each can of baking powder. The chewing gum eventually became more popular than the baking powder and Wrigley’s reoriented the company to produce the gum.
Wrigley began using twins to market the classic Spearmint chewing gum in 1939, playing off the idea that you should “Double your pleasure, double your fun, with Doublemint Gum.” Since 1960, the commercials have featured twins (even some famous ones) chewing along to the upbeat Doublemint tune.
Photographer Unknown, (Sailors at the Bar), Vintage Photograph, Date Unknown
Photographer Unknown,(A New Tattoo), Vintage Photo
“Tattooing, when understood in its entirety, must be seen as a religious act. The human being brings forth images from the center of the self and communicates them to the world. Fantasy is embodied in reality and the person is made whole.”
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Photographer Unknown, (The Sailor in Blues)