Jack Cantrell Oral History
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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Content Warning: The following oral history may contain outdated language and may include terms that are considered offensive by today's standards.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.
Content Warning: The following oral history may contain outdated language and may include terms that are considered offensive by today's standards.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.
Interviewer
Johnson, Charles
Interviewee
Cantrell, Jack
Collection
Citation
Museum of Ventura County, “Jack Cantrell Oral History,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed April 27, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/7190.