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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 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

MediumMetz T 151_WM.jpg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Object numberP.5620
DescriptionReynolds Yater sanding a balsa wood surfboard after it was fiberglassed @ 1954. Photo by John E. Thurston - Metz T 151_WM.jpg
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