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Title: Nolle Smith arriving at, or leaving, Hawaii, 1938
Alternative Title: Nolle Smith, businessman and diplomat in Hawaii
Date Created and/or Issued: 1938
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description: Nolle Smith was a cowboy, politician and diplomat. Smith was born on his parent's ranch, grew up in Wyoming and graduated from the University of Nebraska where he studied math and engineering. He worked as an engineer in California and Hawaii, had his own firm, and went into politics in Hawaii. He ultimately joined the United States Department of State which took him to Ecuador, Haiti and Brazil.
Portrait of Nolle Smith on an ocean liner wearing Hawaiian leis.
Written on photograph: To Charles & Clarissa [Matthews] / After a wonderful summer. 1938 / Nolle
Type: image
Identifier: uclalsc_1889_b13_f18_001a.tif
ark:/21198/z14j1z69
Subject: African American politicians
African American diplomats
African American engineers
Smith, Nolle, 1888-1982
Source: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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