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Hawai’i by Clipper
This source is a poster made by Pan American World Airlines to advertise Hawai’i as a holiday destination to American customers. The poster shows a Hawaiian woman Hula dancing in traditional clothing, whilst in the background there is a Pan Am…
Hawaiian Statehood Commemorative Stamp
This is a 0.84 inch by 1.44 inch postal stamp created by the Post Office Department. It was issued on the 21st of August 1959, in commemoration of President Eisenhower’s announcement of the decision to admit Hawaii into the United States of America,…
Hawai’i Pono’ī also known as the Hawaiian National Anthem
This is a 1913 recording of a song written by King David Kalākaua in 1874, which became the national anthem of the kingdom of Hawai’i. This record created is of 10 inches and 2:40 minutes and composed by the last monarch of Hawai’i, Queen…
Surfboard/ Papa Hee Nalu
The object in question here is what people stereotypically associate Hawaiians with, the surfboard. The surfboard is a cultural and religious manifestation of indigenous Hawaiian people’s exceptional skills in water transport and leisure. However,…
Quilt
This quilt was passed down a family after being given to Mark P. Robinson, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Hawaiian government. Quilting is important in Hawaiian history as early missionaries taught it to Hawaiian women to which they then adapted…
Thomas A. Edison’s “Hawaiian Islands” The Surf Scenes shot in 1906
While the title suggests that Thomas Edison filmed this video it was actually taken by Robert Bonnie. It shows people surfing in Hawaii, however because the source is so old, it is hard to make out in some places, so it looks like there is both…
Duke Kahanamoku at Huntington Beach
This picture shows Duke Kahnamoku standing on Huntington Beach with four white surfers with their surfboards stood up on the sand with the Pacific ocean in the background. Duke Kahnamoku is stood in the middle of the group wearing a white suit with a…
A surfing contest near the Huntington Beach pier
An image of the Huntington Beach Pier where a surfing competition, the 1963 US Open, is taking place. There are various surfers riding waves close to the shore and there are some surfers emerging from the water onto the beach after completing their…
The House that Jack Built
This photo depicts the opening day of the first O’Neill surf shop at Ocean Beach California. There is a group of roughly 20 people gathered outside the small surf shop holding surfboards. There are some cars parked behind the store that suggest the…
Nazi Punks F**k Off – Dead Kennedys
7” Vinyl record depicting a crossed out swastika with a cloth armband parodying those worn by the SS during the Second World War to be worn as a critical satirical symbol to display anti-fascism and anti-racism. The record was intentionally sold in a…