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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 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…

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…

Mena House Menu

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Menu for a dinner at Mena House Hotel, hosted by Bert Fish. December 13, 1939.

The Mena House Hotel (now the Marriott Mena House Hotel) was a luxury resort overlooking the Giza Pyramid Complex. Personnel of the US Legation in Cairo resided at at…

Scrapbook Photos from Montreux Conference

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Three photographs from the Montreux Conference from Bert Fish's scrapbook. April, 1937. Handwritten captions in English.

Bert Fish with Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud

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Bert Fish meetis with the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud.

Bert Fish with Prince Faisel of Saudi Arabia

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Bert Fish in audience with Faisel bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince of Saudi Arabia. February, 1940.

Program for the Seventeenth Anniversary Dinner at the Cairo YMCA

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Program for the Seventeenth Anniversary Dinner at the Cairo YMCA, 1940. Bert Fish is listed as a guest of honor.

In English and Arabic.

Bert Fish at a Banquet

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Bert Fish attends a banquet, seated between two women.

Invitation to a Banquet Honoring the Iranian Prime Minister Reza Shah Pahkavi

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Invitation, addressed to Bert Fish, honoring the Iranian Prime Minister Reza Shah Pahkavi at Abdine Palace. March 4, 1939.

Invitation is glued to one of Bert Fish's scrapbooks. In French.