Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of surfers riding waves at a Los Angeles County Beach, 1950-1960. A wave is breaking at center and five surfers are attempting to ride it into shore away from the viewer. Three surfers are sitting on their boards in the foreground at right, waiting for the next wave. In the distance, several people can be seen wading in the shallow water near the shore. The picture file card reads: "The Hawaiian sport of surf board riding has justly found a deserved popularity on Los Angeles County beaches, as evidenced by the above scene of several intrepid young fellows who are riding the combers".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 19 x 23 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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