The more expansive the mind, the more compelling the need
for play. Dr. Nissenbaum was an avid outdoorsman. His interests ranged widely; he was an
expert marksman, fisherman and woodsman. He especially had a lifelong love of aquatics,
having run large overnight camp waterfronts in his youth. These pictures include shots
from a vacation in the late 1980s in which Dr. Nissenbaum sought to add windsurfing
to his repertoire.
He was also one of the few remaining
individuals certified to teach the lost art of Red Cross surfboard lifesaving. The two
black and white photographs of him on the surfboard involve a demonstration of double
bladed paddle techniques and canoe over surfboard rescue, respectively. The patches are
the Red Cross certifications worn on his bathing suit while in charge of camp waterfronts.
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