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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…

Letter to Cordell Hull from Bert Fish dated March 4, 1940

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A letter from Bert Fish to the United States Secretary of State, Cordell Hull, describing a formal audience with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on February 14, 1940.

In this dispatch, Fish describes his journey from…

Letter to Cordell Hull from Bert Fish dated March 1, 1940

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A copy of a letter from Bert Fish to Cordell Hull dated March 1, 1940. In this letter, Fish describes presenting his credentials to the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Ibn Saud), thus establishing diplomatic ties between the…

Letter to Stetson University from Bert Fish, November 29, 1898

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Letter from Bert Fish to Stetson University regarding the loan of a box of crayons to DeLand High School. Fish was Principal of the high school at the time, having graduated from Stetson in 1895.

Album with Photographs of Daily Life in Cairo

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This album of black and white photographs was a gift to Bert Fish from fellow United States diplomat and amateur photographer Burton Yost Berry. It is believed that Berry worked for the American Legation at Cairo during the summer of 1938, as…

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 with Stetson Students at Holmes Hall

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Group photograph of Stetson students posing in front of Holmes Hall, the former president's residence. Bert is wearing a cadet uniform and standing fourth from the right.

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…