Catching Shellfish at Puerto Vallarta

Image

Catching Shellfish at Puerto Vallarta

Title

Catching Shellfish at Puerto Vallarta

Identifier

19760

Source

Joyce Cantrell Collection, 1991

Description

Shows a surfer, possibly George "Wimpy" Weston" kneeling on his surfboard in the water at a Puerto Vallarta beach in Mexico. A cloth-wrapped bundle containing abalones and lobsters is at the head of his surfboard. He appears to have something on his head. Another surfer sitting on their board is visible in the background.

Creator

Unknown

Date

1940 October

Format

Black and white negative

Subject

Surfers
Weston, George
Fishing

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

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Type

Image

Language

English

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Catching Shellfish at Puerto Vallarta,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed November 21, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/7505.