Freeth, George
Colonizing surfer from Honolulu, Hawaii; referred to in his time as the first expert Caucasian surfer, and long regarded as the original American surfer after his 1907 wave-riding demonstrations in Southern California. Although it was later proven that Mainland waves had in fact been ridden as far back as 1885, it was Freeth, with help from fellow Hawaiian surfer Duke Kahanamoku, who established t...
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George Freeth, Hermosa BeachSubscribe to view
George Freeth, San Diego, 1916Subscribe to view
George Freeth, right far, Waikiki. Photo: Ray Jerome BakerSubscribe to view
George Freeth (bottom row, 2nd from right), Venice, 1908Subscribe to view
George Freeth
George Freeth
George Freeth, Hermosa Beach
George Freeth, San Diego, 1916
George Freeth, right far, Waikiki. Photo: Ray Jerome Baker
George Freeth (bottom row, 2nd from right), Venice, 1908