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San Diego Sports History: Water Sports

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  • Bathers at La Jolla Cove – 1894
  • Lovers’ Leap at Point Loma, c. 1898
  • ZLAC rowing club with yachts, Point Loma in background c. 1899 (shown above) Grace Klauber said this was not ZLAC-anyone know the answer?
  • 3 girls on cliffs in La Jolla – about 1900
  • Swimmers posing – Pacific Beach, 1904
  • ZLAC Rowing Club
  • San Diego Rowing Club, men diving – Jan 1, 1906 – detail of diver
  • San Diego Rowing Club, some men in water
  • Pleasure launch “McKinley” and U.S. Cruiser Colorado in San Diego Bay
  • Springboard diving from La Jolla rocks, 1914
  • Young woman sailing, 1918
  • Cliff-diving from Willys & Knight automobile, 1920
  • Aquaplaning off Coronado, 2 men and 2 boys – 1920
  • “Four-pole fishing” – for a prize catch!
  • Surfer Charles Wright – December, 1928
  • Linda Benson, surfing champion – 1959
  • Skin divers, Mr/Mrs Pletchers, at Oscar’s drive-in, Jan 21, 1961
  • Highway 101 at Torrey Pines Beach – July 2, 1961
  • Wind And Sea Surf Club members – Sept 15, 1963
  • Larry Gordon and Floyd Smith, making surfboards, Oct. 8, 1963
  • Elmer Peck, headstanding on towboard – 1970

 


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