Stories - California Surf Museum

Stories

The evolution of the fin from Tom Blake’s first prototype was a slow process, sometimes…

CSMApril 9, 2019

Stories

"Grubby" Clark. Clark Foam 1970's - Surfer Mag photo. A key turning point in surfing…

CSMApril 6, 2019

Tom Keck started shooting surfing in California in the 1950s – and he’s still at…

CSMDecember 5, 2018

Stories

Alfred “Al” Gallant Jr. was born in Los Angeles in 1918, nowhere near the ocean,…

CSMApril 2, 2018

Stories

Marge Booth Calhoun was born in Hollywood in 1924 and raised in the pristine California…

CSMFebruary 24, 2013

Stories

The California Surf Museum serves as an international repository and resource center on the lifestyle…

CSMMarch 4, 2019

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