OUTRIGGER CANOE CLUB BEACH WAIKIKI SILVER HALIDE PHOTO ON 8X10" MATT BOARD

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This is a fair quality (from a pretty old grainy film photo) hand printed silver halide photograph, (not a digital inkjet print) custom printed in a darkroom from a copy negative from the original, archivally developed in chemistry on Ilford 'Pearl' surface semi-matte surface black & white photographic paper,
cropped to fit and mounted on a single black 8x10 inch backing board **which is included as part of the print that you can see here (see photo)
shrinkwrapped, with caption and photography information on the back of the Outrigger Canoe Club beach, 1905? Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii. It is the home of the first and oldest surfing and canoe club in the world, this is where organized surfing became popular and recognized all over the world. Note the 'short' alaia boards. Maybe these guys were 'rippers'.
It would make a great gift for someone who likes surfing, early Waikiki, or historic images of Hawaii. They are popular reasonably priced decorations for restaurants, offices, homes, or stores where people can see them.
The ancient and very spiritual sport of surfing started in Hawaii and there are indications that it may be more than several hundred years old. There are many old stories about ancient Hawaiian royalty and commoners surfing longer than Hawaiian history records. Captain Cooke in the 1700's mentioned surfing in his logs. The original surfboards were basically heavy, flat, wooden planks, 6-16+ feet in length, 5-10 inches in thickness, that were hand carved from logs and treated with oils and varnishes to make them waterproof. They were bulky and awkward to ride compared to modern boards. There were two kinds of surfboards in early Hawaiian times, an 'Olo' ( the longer heavy boards mostly rode by the chiefs and noblemen) and a 'Alaia' (the shorter boards rode by the commoners). In ancient times most of the better surf breaks were reserved for royalty. To be an accomplished surfer was a goal of many Alii and royalty which gained them more recognition and status in the society. Its likely that commoners who were excellent surfers were allowed to surf with royalty and gained a higher position in the society.
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