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First Surfer Surfer and Board

Waikiki, Hawaii
c. 1885 WH188510

Costume
   Man in loincloth.

   TMLCA.

Actions
   A surfer stands in the ocean and holds his board behind him (1).

Commentary
   Cralle reports this is the first known picture of a surfer.

Source
   Reproduced from Trevor Cralle, The Suyrfin'ary: A Dictionary of Surfing Terms and Surfspeak, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA, 1991. Credit Bishop Museum. Date is estimation. 1 picture.
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