Image Of The Month - Feb 99

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1920s Hawaiian Calendar Hula Girl

From a book called Hawaii Recalls, this image shows a 1920s calendar girl nonchalantly strumming her ukulele while the volcano erupts behind her.  She also seems to be ignoring her surfer friend in the water, who is clearly trying to get her attention, as you can see from his unconventional board-riding stance.  I've heard of the quasimodo, but this guy is doing something else, the heylookame.

 

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