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Image Not Available for Getting ready for very first Surfing Contest at Brooks Street in Laguna Beach - circa 1955. Whitgon, Bing Boca, Tom Morey, Hobie, Rennie Yater. Coach Red Geyer is the starter wearing a hat. Photograph taken by Dick.
Getting ready for very first Surfing Contest at Brooks Street in Laguna Beach - circa 1955. Whitgon, Bing Boca, Tom Morey, Hobie, Rennie Yater. Coach Red Geyer is the starter wearing a hat. Photograph taken by Dick.
Image Not Available for Getting ready for very first Surfing Contest at Brooks Street in Laguna Beach - circa 1955. Whitgon, Bing Boca, Tom Morey, Hobie, Rennie Yater. Coach Red Geyer is the starter wearing a hat. Photograph taken by Dick.

Getting ready for very first Surfing Contest at Brooks Street in Laguna Beach - circa 1955. Whitgon, Bing Boca, Tom Morey, Hobie, Rennie Yater. Coach Red Geyer is the starter wearing a hat. Photograph taken by Dick.

Date1955
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineDick Metz
Object numberP.4200
DescriptionGetting ready for very first Surfing Contest at Brooks Street in Laguna Beach - circa 1955. Whitgon, Bing Boca, Tom Morey, Hobie, Rennie Yater. Coach Red Geyer is the starter wearing a hat. Photograph taken by Dick. Red was Dick's high school track and football coach.
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Image Not Available for Getting ready for the first Brooks Street Laguna surfing contest in Laguna Beach 1955- Dick's high school coach Red Geyer as starter.
Getting ready for the first Brooks Street Laguna surfing contest in Laguna Beach 1955- Dick's high school coach Red Geyer as starter.
1955
Image Not Available for Playing volleyball at Main Beach in Laguna Beach - circa 1955
Playing volleyball at Main Beach in Laguna Beach - circa 1955
Image Not Available for Laguna Beach High School friends of Dick Metz- Red Geyer (Dick's HS coach), Frank Buckton, and unknown-1980.
Laguna Beach High School friends of Dick Metz- Red Geyer (Dick's HS coach), Frank Buckton, and unknown-1980.
1980
Image Not Available for 1st Brooks Street Surfing Contest - circa 1955 - Longest running surf contest. At the Judge's stand- Red Geyer (in the hat standing up), L-R John Creed, Boris Alanen(sp?), Ray Bruner, Walter Hoffman, Byron Kough, and Drano-Laguna Beach.
1st Brooks Street Surfing Contest - circa 1955 - Longest running surf contest. At the Judge's stand- Red Geyer (in the hat standing up), L-R John Creed, Boris Alanen(sp?), Ray Bruner, Walter Hoffman, Byron Kough, and Drano-Laguna Beach.
circa 1955
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 Brooks Street- Harry Bold, Paula Tompkins, Sherry Novak Haley, David "Keyhole" Tompkins, Shorto, Don Novak (in red), Trudi Novak, and Crunch Bill Rice hanging out on the beach in Laguna Beach circa 1958.
Brooks Street- Harry Bold, Paula Tompkins, Sherry Novak Haley, David "Keyhole" Tompkins, Shorto, Don Novak (in red), Trudi Novak, and Crunch Bill Rice hanging out on the beach in Laguna Beach circa 1958.
1958
Image Not Available for Watching the surf at Brooks Street in Laguna- Linda Lust, Billy Higden, Joyce Van Every, Bob Casey, Harlow Richardson, Peanuts Larson, and unknown - circa 1955. More information in description.
Watching the surf at Brooks Street in Laguna- Linda Lust, Billy Higden, Joyce Van Every, Bob Casey, Harlow Richardson, Peanuts Larson, and unknown - circa 1955. More information in description.
1955
Image Not Available for A party at Dick Metz's house on Brooks St. in Laguna 1961 - Mike Aiken, Sudzy,
A party at Dick Metz's house on Brooks St. in Laguna 1961 - Mike Aiken, Sudzy,
Image Not Available for A party at Dick Metz's house on Brooks St. in Laguna 1961 - Mike Aiken, Dick Metz, and Sudzy.
A party at Dick Metz's house on Brooks St. in Laguna 1961 - Mike Aiken, Dick Metz, and Sudzy.
1961
Image Not Available for A party at Dick Metz's house on Brooks St. in Laguna 1961 - Unknown, Settle, Sudsy, Boris, Dick, and Carol Aiken.
A party at Dick Metz's house on Brooks St. in Laguna 1961 - Unknown, Settle, Sudsy, Boris, Dick, and Carol Aiken.
1961
Image Not Available for Dick and Sudzie at Dick's apt. behind Sandpiper, on corner of Brooks and Gaviota in Laguna Beach. - October 1962
Dick and Sudzie at Dick's apt. behind Sandpiper, on corner of Brooks and Gaviota in Laguna Beach. - October 1962
Image Not Available for Between Brooks St. and Oak St. in Laguna Beach - Brother Tompkins, Joe O'Sulliven, Leonard "Shorto" Teirman, Keyhole, Paula, Sandy, Parkin Cosby - circa 1955. Photo by Dick Metz
Between Brooks St. and Oak St. in Laguna Beach - Brother Tompkins, Joe O'Sulliven, Leonard "Shorto" Teirman, Keyhole, Paula, Sandy, Parkin Cosby - circa 1955. Photo by Dick Metz