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  • Collection: Bert Fish Photographs

Aerial Photographs of Portugal

Aerial View of Portugal
It is believed that Bert Fish took these photographs from a passenger airplane in 1936 or 1937. The backs of the photo bear descriptions that are typewritten or handwritten in Bert Fish's hand. Bert Fish was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister…

Photographs of Bert Fish at the United States Legation and Consulate in Cairo

Photograph of Bert Fish
Nineteen photographs of Bert Fish, accompanied by two kavasses, at the United States Legation and Consulate in Cairo, Egypt. The photos were taken by Jean Weinberg, who photographed many elites in Cairo, including members of the Egyptian royal…

Photograph of Bert Fish and Mohammed Ali Tewfiq

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Photograph of Bert Fish and Mohammed Ali Tewfiq outside the United States Legation.

Bert Fish Hosts a Fourth of July Celebration at Alexandria, Egypt

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Bert Fish hosts a Fourth of July celebration at Alexandria, Egypt.

Bert Fish Attends the 1938 Commencement Exercises of the American Academy of Cairo

Bert Fish Attends the 1938 Commencement Exercises of the American Academy of Cairo
Bert Fish attends the twenty-sixth annual commencement exercises of the American College for Girls, where he handed out diplomas. Seated in the front row are Sesostris Sidarous Pasha, former Egyptian Minister to the United States (far left), Tewfik…

Bert Fish with Sir Miles Lampson and Lady Lampson at the investiture of King Farouk I.

Bert Fish with Sir Miles Lampson and Lady Lampson at the investiture of King Farouk I.
British ambassador Sir Miles Lampson (standing), Lady Lampson (Jacqueline Aldine Leslie Castellani), and Bert Fish attend the investiture ceremony of King Farouk I. July 31, 1937.

Bert Fish and Leland B. Morris

Bert Fish and Leland B. Morris
Leland B. Morris, Consul-General in Alexandria greets Bert Fish upon his arrival in Alexandria, Egypt from Montreux, Switzerland. They are accompanied by a kavass. June 24, 1937.

Bert Fish Calls on Prime Minister Mostafa el-Nahhas Pasha and Makram Ebeid Pasha, Minister of Finance

Bert Fish Calls on Prime Minister Mostafa el-Nahhas Pasha
Bert Fish calls on Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa el-Nahhas Pasha and Makram Ebeid Pasha, Minister of Finance, in Alexandria, Egypt, before departing for his annual leave in the United States. September 9, 1937.

Personnel of the United States Legation and Consulate in Cairo, Christmas 1936.

Personnel of the United States Legation and Consulate in Cairo, Christmas 1936.
The foreign service personnel of the United States Legation and Consulate in Cairo, Egypt pose for a photo on Christmas day, 1936. Seated, left to right: George V. Allen (Third Secretary); James T. Scott (Commercial Attaché); Mrs. Childs; Bert Fish…

Bert Fish Attends a Fencing Tournament

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In the company of King Farouk and other Egyptian dignitaries, Bert Fish attends a fencing tournament at Ezbekia Gardens. Left to right: Bert Fish, Nabil Abbas Halim, Prince Ismail Daoud, King Farouk, Ismail Sidky Pasha (Minister of Finance), Hilmy…