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Surfers at Indian River Inlet in the mid-1950s

August 3, 2021

This photograph from the middle of the 20th century gives a sense of the surfing scene at Indian River Inlet during that time - a time when the surfboards were at least twice as long as those used now for recreation and competition.

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