Accession#:
1999-132
Title:
Memorial on the Beach
Date:
Feb. 18, 1995
Catalog Date:
02/03/2007
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Classification:
People
Local Groups
Memorial
Local Groups
Memorial
Collection:
SBHS Photo Collection
Copyright:
SBHS
Description:
In this color photograph we see a semi-circle of people standing on the sand at the water's edge. There are a dozen or so surf boards being held at the vertical among the people. The people are facing the camera with the ocean waves visible at their backs. A black dog is walking away from the camera in the sandy space at the center of the semi-circle. See notes.
Event:
Surfer Memorial Ceremony
Film Size:
35 mm
Frame #:
8
Medium:
Photographic Paper
Negative #:
90
Notes:
On February 18, 1995 four local young men, Matthew Perry, Eli Kempf, James Duncan nd Ian Duncan, all killed in an auto accident were given a memorial service on the beach. As they were members of the surfing community it was the traditional Surfer Ceremony consisting of all the participating surfers gathering on their boards in a circle offshore and scattering the ashes of the deceased along with leis and loose flowers in the center and then raising their arms and their voices in farewell. In Keeping with the magnitude of the tradgedy many of the companions of the young men shaved their heads in tribute.
Object ID:
1999-132-01
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Orig/copy:
Original
People:
Perry, Mathew
Kempf, John Eli
Duncan, James
Duncan,Ian
Kempf, John Eli
Duncan, James
Duncan,Ian
Place:
Stinson Beach
Print Size:
4" x 6"
Source:
Jones, Mary
Subjects:
People
Local Groups
Local Groups
Click to Enlarge
