Today my cousin
Ian sent me some photos of my grandfather, Tom Lind, taken in 1938 or 1939. Both because I miss "Pops" terribly (he passed in 1991) and because they're classic photos of early surf culture, I thought I'd share them here:
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One of my better-kept secrets is that my people used to be cool.
(Speaking of which--Ian just discovered that his father, my grandfather's brother, does not dye his hair. And he's 95.
Check out the photo. WTF?)
5 comments:
Wow, you really are a California girl! ;-)
Those are great! My grandfather also died in 1991- he was only 64 and ALSO grew up and lived in Southern California. He was out in the sun a lot, too- but at the races (he built racing engines). Thanks for sharing!
Love the pics. So cool!!
You should frame these for your living room. They are fantastic and would make a perfect grouping!
Great pics!
Those surf boards are huge!
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