Duke Kahanamoku and Swimmers

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Duke Kahanamoku and Swimmers

Kingdom of Hawai'i (annexed by United States), Hawaiian, 1921
Photographs
Gelatin silver print
Primary support: 4 × 6 1/16 in. (10.16 × 15.4 cm)
Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water (M.2015.33.1294)
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Same photo can be found in the The Atlantic's article "Thomas Edison and the Origins of Surf Filmography", where the photo is credited to the Library of Congress.