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New Bishop Museum Surfing Photos Book
The Bishop Museum in Honolulu has announced the release
their new book, "Surfing: Images from Bishop Museum Archives". The book features
never-before-published photos of Duke Kahanamoku surfing in Waikiki Beach,
and images of other surfers at the Banzai Pipeline, Waimea Bay,
and other famous Hawaii surfing spots.
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Title:
Surfing: Images from Bishop Museum Archives
Editor: DeSoto Brown
Publisher: Bishop Museum Press
Date Published: August 2006
Dimensions: 8 x 9 inches
Number of Pages: 156
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1-58178-043-5
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BISHOP MUSEUM ANNOUNCEMENT
July 31, 2006
Across
the globe Hawaii is known to be the birthplace of surfing and
is considered the Mecca for almost every wave-rider. Duke Kahanamoku
riding the waves at Waikiki Beach , the legendary barrels at Banzai
Pipeline, and the giant winter waves at the infamous Waimea Bay are
among the images included in the new Bishop Museum Press book,
"
Surfing: Images from Bishop Museum Archives" by DeSoto Brown. The
book is the first in a series of pictorials that will showcase the
amazing photographic collections found at the Bishop Museum .
Surfing: Images from Bishop Museum Archives will not only present over
200 amazing images from Hawaii’s surfing history, but also will feature
some of the most famous and rare images of wave riding and wave riders
known in Hawaii. Most of these images have never been published before
and will offer a new and magical look into Hawaii’s past.
Brown, archivist and collections manager at the Bishop Museum, and author
of several books relating to Hawaii’s tourism in the 20th century,
expertly weaves beautiful images of surfing history with stories and
captions that offer new insight into the number one homegrown sport
in Hawaii. An avid collector of Hawaiian memorabilia himself, Brown
will transport readers back to a nostalgic time when surfing was king
in Hawaii.
Surfing: Images from Bishop Museum Archives will be available at Bishop
Museum's Shop Pacifica and other fine book dealers throughout Hawaii in
August. The soft-cover book will retail for $14.95.
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