Mary Monks, AKA Mondos Mary, surfing at Mondos Beach circa 1950s. Historical note: Mary Monks, AKA Mondos Mary (or Mary Mondos, depending on who you ask), was born in Fillmore in 1919 and was one of the early women surfers in Ventura County. She is featured in the Museum’s historical journal “In the Curl: The Evolution of Surfing in Ventura County”, which was so popular it is no longer in print. She surfed for the first time in Hawai’i in 1953 and surfed for the first time in Ventura County in 1955. Her first boards were three balsa boards from Velzy and Jacobs, which she purchased for $150 dollars. The other surfers made fun of her stance, she said, because “I would put my hands down flat on the board and then raise my fannie.”
Creator
Unknown
Date
circa 1950s
Format
Color Photograph
35.3 x 24.3 cm
Subject
Monks, Mary
Women surfers
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
References
Is Referenced By
Photo is featured on page 23 of VCHA Surfing Quarterly, Vol. 44 No. 3 "In the Curl: The Evolution of Surfing in Ventura County”
Two surfers ride a wave. They are centered in the frame and riding boards close to one another. Museum notes indicate the following information: "Larronde, Trent, Malibu surf" which is presumably the names of the two surfers and the location.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1946 September
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Larronde, John E. O., 1915-1990
Coverage
California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Malibu (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Type
Image
Language
English
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Museum notes indicate the following: "John & his balsa and cedar boards, Morissey shape."]]>2022-01-03T17:00:37+00:00
Title
John Larronde Poses with Surfboards
Identifier
19855
Source
Joyce Cantrell Collection, 1991
Description
John Larronde poses with his two surfboards next to a tree. One board has stripes the other is solid. Both are almost double the man's height. John is wearing a plaid shirt and pants and is looking to the viewer's right.
Museum notes indicate the following: "John & his balsa and cedar boards, Morissey shape."
Creator
Unknown
Date
1946 Spring
Format
Portrait, Full
Black and white negative
Subject
Larronde, John E. O., 1915-1990
Surfboards
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Type
Image
Language
English
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Museum notes indicate the following: Back row, Left to Right:
Bruce Moore, Unidentified, Tom Williams, Jim Mabry. Front Row, Left to Right: Tom Clower, Jack Cantrell.]]>2022-02-25T23:39:50+00:00
Title
Six Men in Front of Helemano Pineapple Stand
Identifier
32566
Source
2000
Description
Six young men eat pineapple in front of Helemano Pineapple Stand. Two kneel and four stand or lean against a station wagon with surfboards in the back. The men are in shorts and short-sleeved shirts. One is wearing a hat and one is wearing sunglasses. The one with sunglasses appears to have a tattoo on his arm. The stand is a roadside building with a large wooden pineapple on the roof with the words "Dole Fresh Pineapple" written on it. This is presumably taken in Hawaii.
Museum notes indicate the following: Back row, Left to Right:
Bruce Moore, Unidentified, Tom Williams, Jim Mabry. Front Row, Left to Right: Tom Clower, Jack Cantrell.
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Color Photograph
Portrait, Group
25.4 x 20.3 cm
Subject
Men--California--Portraits
Surfing
Helemano Pineapple Stand (Oahu, Hawaii)
Hawaii
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Type
Image
Language
English
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Content Warning: The following oral history may contain outdated language and may include terms that are considered offensive by today's standards. Listener discretion is advised.]]>2023-08-18T22:04:46+00:00
Title
Jack Cantrell Oral History
Identifier
OH_CANTRELL_JACK_2000
Description
Interview with Ventura's pioneer surfer, Jack Cantrell. Cantrell was born in Oxnard on Halloween in 1928. He started surfing the same year that he started the Jack Cantrell Oil Company, 1953. Known as "the tennis shoe kid" because he wore tennis shoes to surf in. He retired from the oil business in 1989 but continued to surf until he was 80.
Content Warning: The following oral history may contain outdated language and may include terms that are considered offensive by today's standards. Listener discretion is advised.
Creator
Museum of Ventura County
Date
2000-08-26
Format
mp3
Subject
Surfing
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
Copyright Museum of Ventura County. All rights reserved.
Type
Sound
Language
English
Original Format
Audio recording
Duration
00:45:41
Bit Rate/Frequency
192kbit/s
Transcription
A transcript of this oral history is available as a .pdf in the Research Library's book and serials catalog, viewable here.
View of Linda Merrill riding a surfboard at Rincon Point. She is crouched on her board and is holding her arms out for balance. A wave is curling over the back of her board, to the viewer's right.
Creator
Grannis, Leroy F.
Date
1963-11-13
Format
Black and white photograph
35.6 x 27.8 cm
Subject
Merrill, Linda
Women surfers
Ocean waves
Coverage
California
Santa Barbara County (Calif.)
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Group photo of four men and a boy on a beach. The men are standing on surfboards and pose to look like they are riding the surfboards. The boy watches from the right side of the image. A building and telephone wire are visible in the background. The photo was taken from the ground, look upwards at the group.
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Black and white negative
Portrait, Group
Subject
Surfers
Beaches
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Relation
19746-19899
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Shows Hamilton "Ham" Hassinger standing on a beach with a striped surfboard. Ham is wearing swimming clothes. Rock formations in background.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1940
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Hassinger, Hamilton
Surfers
Beaches
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows a surfer couched on a surfboard as small waves break against him. Pier and coastline in background.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1946 July
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Piers
Coasts
Coverage
California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Malibu (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows Pete Woodruff standing with a surfboard on a beach. He is in a lunging pose and is holding up the surfboard with one hand. Pete is wearing swimming clothes and his hair appears to be wet. Coastline in background.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1940
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Woodruff, Pete
Surfers
Beaches
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows a surfer riding a wave at a Malibu beach. Beach and a wooden fence in foreground. Three pieces of clothing are hanging on the fence.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1947
Format
Black and white negative
Coverage
California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Malibu (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows four surfers surfing at a Malibu beach. One surfer is standing on his surfboard. Coastline in background.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1946, July
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Beaches
Coasts
Coverage
California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Malibu (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows a surfer riding a wave at an unspecified beach. Surfer's name may be "Kunkel."
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Beaches
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows surfer standing on board and riding a wave near Malibu. Another surfer or beachgoer visible with their head above the water.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1946-09-19
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Beaches
Coverage
California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Malibu (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows three surfers, including Fred Harrison and John Larronde, surfing near Malibu. Surfer nearest viewer is standing and riding a wave towards the beach. One surfer in distance is lying on board and is facing an oncoming wave. Third surfer is standing on board, and riding parallel to a curling wave.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1948-05-31
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Beaches
Harrison, Fred
Larronde, John
Coverage
California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Malibu (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows surfer standing on surfboard and riding a wave towards the viewer's left. Two other surfers in background.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1946 September
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Beaches
Coverage
California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Malibu (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows two surfers riding a wave at an unspecified beach. Surfer on left is crouching forward on their surfboard. Surfer on right is standing.
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Beaches
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows a surfer standing on a surfboard and riding a wave. Likely at the Bel-Air Bay Club located in Pacific Palisades.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1939
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Bel-Air Bay Club
Coverage
California
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows Charles "Chuck" Spurgin wearing swimwear and seated on his surfboard at an unspecified beach. The surfboard is on its side and Chuck is seated on the edge with his legs outstretched and arms crossed over his chest. He is looking towards the viewer and his hair appears wet. A second surfboard is visible in the background.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1940
Format
Black and white negative
Portrait, Full
Subject
Surfers
Beaches
Spurgin, Charles
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows four surfers at a distance. On left of view, three surfers are lying or sitting on their surfboards as a wave grows behind them. In center right, a fourth surfer is standing on their board and riding a wave.
Creator
Unknown
Date
No date
Format
Black and white negative
Subject
Surfers
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows John Larronde standing on a beach with his surfboard upright behind him. Larronde is wearing swimwear and is barefoot. Lettering on the surfboard reads "JEOL." The ocean is visible in the background.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1940
Format
Black and white negative
Portrait, Full
Subject
Surfers
Beaches
Larronde, John
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Shows Richard "Dick" Sedlachek standing on a beach with his surfboard standing upright behind him. He is wearing swimwear and he appears to be looking to the viewer's left. The ocean is visible in the background.
Creator
Unknown
Date
1941
Format
Black and white negative
Portrait, Full
Subject
Surfers
Beaches
Sedlachek, Richard
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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