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Image Not Available for Hobie Alter's early surfboard shaping machine. Photo by John E. Thurston
Hobie Alter's early surfboard shaping machine. Photo by John E. Thurston
Image Not Available for Hobie Alter's early surfboard shaping machine. Photo by John E. Thurston

Hobie Alter's early surfboard shaping machine. Photo by John E. Thurston

MediumMetz R 212_WM.jpg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Object numberP.5564
DescriptionHobie Alter's early surfboard shaping machine. Photo by John E. Thurston - Metz R 212_WM.jpg
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Image Not Available for Hobie Alter shaping a balsa surfboard @ 1954 - note mask is placed on his forehead. Photo by John E. Thurston
Hobie Alter shaping a balsa surfboard @ 1954 - note mask is placed on his forehead. Photo by John E. Thurston
Image Not Available for Jimmy Lomas - shaping balsa wood surf boards at the Hobie Surfboards factory in 1956. Photo by John E. Thurston.
Jimmy Lomas - shaping balsa wood surf boards at the Hobie Surfboards factory in 1956. Photo by John E. Thurston.
Image Not Available for Hobie Alter working on a balsa surfboard @ 1954. Photo by John E. Thurston
Hobie Alter working on a balsa surfboard @ 1954. Photo by John E. Thurston
Image Not Available for Inside the Hobie factory @ 1954. Foreground is Jimmy Lomas and in the background is Hobie Alter. Photo by John E. Thurston
Inside the Hobie factory @ 1954. Foreground is Jimmy Lomas and in the background is Hobie Alter. Photo by John E. Thurston
Image Not Available for In the foreground is Hobie Alter, in the middle is Jimmy Lomas, and the person in the background is unidentified @ 1954. Photo by John E. Thurston
In the foreground is Hobie Alter, in the middle is Jimmy Lomas, and the person in the background is unidentified @ 1954. Photo by John E. Thurston
Image Not Available for Renolds Yater sanding a balsa surfboard in preparation for final finish coat while working in the Hobie factory - 1956. Photo by John E. Thurston
Renolds Yater sanding a balsa surfboard in preparation for final finish coat while working in the Hobie factory - 1956. Photo by John E. Thurston
Image Not Available for Reynolds Yater sanding a balsa wood surfboard after it was fiberglassed @ 1954. Photo by John E. Thurston
Reynolds Yater sanding a balsa wood surfboard after it was fiberglassed @ 1954. Photo by John E. Thurston
Image Not Available for A party for John Whitmore at Hobie Alter's house. Walter and Flippy Hoffman, Bruce Brown and Wayne Schafer are among the guests
A party for John Whitmore at Hobie Alter's house. Walter and Flippy Hoffman, Bruce Brown and Wayne Schafer are among the guests
Image Not Available for A party for John Whitmore at Hobie Alter's house. Walter and Flippy Hoffman with others
A party for John Whitmore at Hobie Alter's house. Walter and Flippy Hoffman with others
Image Not Available for A party for John Whitmore at Hobie Alter's house. Walter Hoffman is one of the guests
A party for John Whitmore at Hobie Alter's house. Walter Hoffman is one of the guests
Image Not Available for A party for John Whitmore at Hobie Alter's house. Bruce Brown, Walter Hoffman, Wayne Schafer and others
A party for John Whitmore at Hobie Alter's house. Bruce Brown, Walter Hoffman, Wayne Schafer and others
Image Not Available for Hobie Alter's new boat September 2, 1990 - photo by Dick Metz
Hobie Alter's new boat September 2, 1990 - photo by Dick Metz