Sailors & Mermaids

” Sailor Jack and Bingo “

(Reblogged from jo-garp)

” Uniform of the Day “ ….. Shipmates from the USS La Vallette (DD-448) ‘hanging out’ with the local islanders in 1944 …. When one is stuck on an island in wartime, the ‘Uniform of the Day’ is apparently, “whatever” !!

” Mermaids Along The River Thames in 1955 “ …. Full Story Here: http://laughingsquid.com/cement-mermaids-cement-women-sculptures-on-the-river-thames/

May 27

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victorykisses:

This is from a lovely FB page called Vintage Los Angeles. The owner of that page posted, “In honor of Memorial Day weekend, this is a photo of my father, Al Martino with his arms around his Navy buddes at the Santa Monica pier before they left for Iwo Jima in 1944. Salute to all on this Memorial Day.”

Al Martino (Oct 7, 1927 - Oct 13, 2009) …. Singer and Sailor [Second from the Right in photo]

(Reblogged from victorykisses)

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vintage-nautical:

Cab Calloway - The Mermaid Song, 1941

I went down to the sea one day,
To see the fish jump around and play,
Watched the mermaids swing and sway
To the music of the sea.

I went down to the sea one day,
To see the sun drive the clouds away,
Watched the sail boats rock and roll
To the music of the sea.

And I met a lovely maiden on that May Day afternoon,
She promised she would wed me on a summer day next June.

But it was only a dream that day,
Her old man Neptune came up to say,
“Flap your fins and swim away,
You belong back in the sea.”