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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 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.

MediumMetz T 145_WM.jpg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Object numberP.5614
DescriptionJimmy Lomas - shaping balsa wood surf boards at the Hobie Surfboards factory in 1956. Photo by John E. Thurston - Metz T 145_WM.jpg
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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 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 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 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 working on a balsa surfboard @ 1954. Photo by John E. Thurston
Hobie Alter working on a balsa surfboard @ 1954. Photo by John E. Thurston
Squarish Solid Balsa
Squarish Solid Balsa
John "Jet" Thurston
1950
Image Not Available for Huntington Beach "Surf City" 1956 - Left to right - Lee Wilmore, Chuck Linnen, Jack Haley, Del Cannon, Rocky Freeman, Blacki August, Gus Gustofson,Willy Lenahan, David Francy, Eddie Dronn, Russ Jordan. All surfboards are balsa. Dick Thomas is behind Jack Haley's hand. From the collection of Dick Metz
Huntington Beach "Surf City" 1956 - Left to right - Lee Wilmore, Chuck Linnen, Jack Haley, Del Cannon, Rocky Freeman, Blacki August, Gus Gustofson,Willy Lenahan, David Francy, Eddie Dronn, Russ Jordan. All surfboards are balsa. Dick Thomas is behind Jack Haley's hand. From the collection of Dick Metz
Image Not Available for Dick Metz with friends
Dick Metz with friends
Image Not Available for Brooks street Laguna Beach - John Thurston leaning on boat, Hevs McClelland, Joey Cabell, Byron Kough (wearing sunglasses), and Perry Duncan wearing striped shirt with his hands on his hips. Perry planned on rowing to Mexico. Photo by Dick Metz- 1958.
Brooks street Laguna Beach - John Thurston leaning on boat, Hevs McClelland, Joey Cabell, Byron Kough (wearing sunglasses), and Perry Duncan wearing striped shirt with his hands on his hips. Perry planned on rowing to Mexico. Photo by Dick Metz- 1958.
1958
Image Not Available for Balsa Wood End Cuts (2) from Dale Velzy's shaping shop
Balsa Wood End Cuts (2) from Dale Velzy's shaping shop