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Here are a couple of additional photos found among my dad’s collection of photos, clippings, and documents from his 60 years of involvement in Hawaii water sports.
The first photo shows legendary surfer Wally Froiseth outside the Waikiki Natatorium posing with several paddleboards.
The second photo is an enlargement of just a section of the image showing the people in the background behind Froiseth. I think that’s my dad, John Lind, in the center of the detailed photo, walking towards the camera.
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He appears to be wearing the same clothes as in another photo posted here last week with a group of paddlers at the Natatorium. That leads me to belief these two photos were taken on the same day in 1940.
The Waikiki Surf Club was founded in early 1948, and the next photo must date from this period. It again shows Froiseth, at left, with a number of young men in the club.
Froiseth, co-founder of the WSC, has been described to me as a key to the surf club’s success because he was able to attract young people to join.
The last photo is again an enlargement of one section, showing some of the younger surfers those watching as the photo was being taken.
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Interesting glimpses of Waikiki in a bygone era.
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there must be a museum where you can donate these pictures. they are priceless!
well, if they are price…less, you dont DO…nate them!
Reposted at http://www.legendarysurfers.com and the Surfing Heritage Foundation.
Ian, how great that you had these photos posted on your site! It allowed us to solve a mystery about a photo that was given to us from the Froiseth family that is clearly taken on the same day. If you have other photos in your archive that were taken at the Natatorium, we sure would like to see them! Feel free to post to our blog or Flickr photo stream. Aloha, Donna
Guy in the background picture on the very bottom of you article standing in the middle and looking back is Dave Heiser.
One of the original Waikiki life guards and big wave surfer.
He was an original life guard later at Santa Monica and a well known beach volleyball player.
Taught me the game as a kid.
We lost Dave July of last year. Wonderful man.
Bottom photo, lady with the ball cap looking left is Nyna (Hamic) Ralston. She was the recording secretary when WSC first started.