Honoring Fresh Green, 1932

Japanese custom on New Year’s Eve, monks in traditional costumes count the last seconds of the old year with an hourglass and welcome the new year by honoring fresh green leaves on a bush. Japan, 1932    

Popeye Double Bags, 1939

If there were doubts on Popeye’s stash, 1939 shows us Popeye double bags…   King Comics #43, Popeye, Ship in a bottle, by David McKay, 1939