1928 Press Photo Captain A.A. Sawyer of the S.S Calawaii Los Angeles - nem60917

Sailors are famous for the talismen of luck which are supposed to insure safety for them on the high seas. But to Captain A.A. Sawyer of the S.S. Calawaii goes the record for such symbols. Sawyer, not content with the efficiency of one luck piece, has no less than 16 carved ivory tokens of coed FortuneE”The photo shows Capt. Sawyer and his "luck menagerie" when the Calawaii docked at Los Angeles Calif

Photo is dated 1928.

Photo measures 8.5 x 6.75 inches.