Whitman, Bill and Dudley
High-born and highly-accomplished brothers from Miami Beach; believed to be Florida's original surfers. Bill (born in 1916) and Dudley (1920) moved with their family from Chicago to Miami at a young age. Their father, William, was a printing executive who at one point owned Chicago's second-largest printing plant; in Miami, he was responsible for developing the still-popular Española Way, as well ...
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Whitman brothers, far left, Miami BeachSubscribe to view
Bill Whitman, 1934, MiamiSubscribe to view
Whitman-by-the-Sea Hotel, Miami Beach, 1940sSubscribe to view
Stanley (left) and Dudley Whitman, 1946Subscribe to view
Bill Whitman, 1940sSubscribe to view
Bill (center) and Dudley (right), Waikiki, 1937Subscribe to view
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Whitman brothers, far left, Miami Beach
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Bill Whitman, 1934, Miami
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Whitman-by-the-Sea Hotel, Miami Beach, 1940s
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Stanley (left) and Dudley Whitman, 1946
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Bill Whitman, 1940s
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Bill (center) and Dudley (right), Waikiki, 1937