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Collections

Duke Kahanamoku and Swimmers1921

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of six bare-chested men standing in a row outdoors, most wearing long leafy garlands and wrapped cloth skirts, one holding a wooden staff
Title
Duke Kahanamoku and Swimmers
Culture
Hawaiian
Place Made
Kingdom of Hawai'i (annexed by United States)
Date Made
1921
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Primary support: 4 × 6 1/16 in. (10.16 × 15.4 cm)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Mark and Carolyn Blackburn and purchased with funds from LACMA's 50th Anniversary Gala and FIJI Water
Accession Number
M.2015.33.1294
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific
Curatorial 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.