A witch's broom tied to the mast of a modern warship as a gesture of good wishes

Title (Dublin Core): A witch's broom tied to the mast of a modern warship as a gesture of good wishes
Subject (Dublin Core): en Technology; en Other
Article Title and/or Image Caption (Dublin Core): Caption: A witch's broom is tied to the mast of modern warship on its trialrun, just as on early sailing ships
extracted text (Extract Text): A WITCH'S BROOM is tied to the mast of a
modern warship on its trial run, just as on early
sailing ships. A successful trip, and the broom
remains, signifying acceptance and a ‘clean
sweep.” Broom-keeper at the Tacoma-Seattle
Shipyards, Tacoma, Wash., is Tom Gladding, right.
Language (Dublin Core): eng
Temporal Coverage (Dublin Core): [–][+]World War II
Date Issued (Dublin Core): 1944-02
Is Part Of (Dublin Core): Popular Science Monthly, v. 144, n. 2, 1944
pages (Bibliographic Ontology): 68
Rights (Dublin Core): Public Domain (Google digitized)
Source (Dublin Core): Google Books
Archived by (Dublin Core): Lorenzo Chinellato; Marco Bortolami (editor)