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Gurrey, A. R. Jr. (First book dedicated
to surfing)
884- The Suif Riders of Hawaii (Honolulu:
A.R. Gurrey Jr. 1911-14:t) (SB)
(Four known copies)
8 surfing photos, that vary between books.
The first surfing book, self-published
with hand printed photos on boards.
Photos of surfing at Waikiki with short
text on surfing and a stanza from Byron poem "Childe Harold", and ends
with a photo of Duke.
Gurrey who surfed and pioneered water
photography is credited as the first surfing photographer.
885- "Childe Harold" Mid-Pacific Magazine
Timothy DeLaVega noted:
Desoto Brown sent over some interesting
info on what the Bishop Museum's copy is like
"The Bishop Museum copy is very different
as can be seen by this list.
We only have single photos per page; no
doubles.
And no blank pages either.
Ours also appears to have only 3 of the
same photos as the listing in the message below.
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Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8
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Title page
Lord Byron poem Man with arms out; Diamond Head at left (listed below also on p. 3) Text about surfriders Full-length, fairly close view of Duke on board with his arms out (as used in Gurrey's ads) (listed below on p. 11) Duke (presumably) with boy on his shoulders (identified in another copy of this photo in our collection as Charlie Little, listed below on p. 9) One man, with right arm down straight and left arm up, bent at elbow; with shoreline (present-day location of Royal Hawaiian) partly visible on right Two men, both crouched on their respective boards, with man on right reaching out to touch the nose of the board on the left Duke (presumably) with arms partly out, with Diamond Head in much of the background. Two men on foamy breaking wave, each with arms out at different angles One man standing on his head with 5 other guys on same wave but all others still flat on their boards Blank |
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Gurrey Jr, A.R. : Surf Riders of Hawaii. A.R. Gurrey Jr., Honolulu, 1911-1914. Image courtesy of Scott Emerson. |
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And I have loved
thee, Ocean! and my joy
Of youthful sports
was on thy breast, to be
Borne, like thy
bubbles, onward; from a boy
I wantoned with
thy breakers, - they come to me
Were a delight;
and if the freshening sea.
Made them a terror,
t'was a pleasing fear;
For I was as
it, were a child of thee,
And trusted to
thy billows far and near,
And laid my hand
upon thy mane,
As I do here.
| Right: Gurrey's Billboard, printed
in
The Mid-Pacific Magazine
Published by Alexander Hume Ford, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, Volume 1, Number 1, January,1911, page 133. Pioneer Adv.
Company
Reproduced in many subsequent editions. |
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| The image was also used on the first edition
of The Mid-Pacific Magazine
Published by Alexander Hume Ford, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, Volume 1, Number 1, January,1911. Cover right. |
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| Similar photograph (?) printed in:
Kahanamoku, Duke Paoa: Riding the Surfboard. The Mid-Pacific Magazine Published by Alexander Hume Ford, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, Volume 1, Number 1, January,1911, page 2. Image right: RIDING THE SURFBOARD
AT WAIKIKI BEACH,
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Gurrey Jr, A.R. : Surf Riders of Hawaii. A.R. Gurrey Jr., Honolulu, 1911-1914. Image courtesy of Scott Emerson. |
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