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Duke Kahanamoku as "Jaffir" in The Rescue • 1929
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Duke Kahanamoku became internationally famous as an Olympic swimming champion in 1912.

​In 1922, he moved from Hawaii to Hollywood, where he appeared in small roles in a number of films, playing non-white men like Native Americans, Persians, or even Polynesians.

In this photo, as the character “Jaffir”, he’s interacting with star Ronald Coleman (left) in “The Rescue”, released in January 1929. He left California and returned to Hawaii the same year. After that he was seen only in two other Hollywood films, “Wake of the Red Witch” in 1948 and “Mister Roberts” in 1955.
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        • 1922 • Waikiki’s Surf Runs High
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        • c.1928 • Graystone Corporation car rental leaflet
        • 1929 • ​In the Water or Out
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        • 1931 • Night Hawk
        • 1966 • American Express credit card
        • 1978 • Tropical Blend
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        • 1936 • Kala of Hawaii”
        • 1949 • Tony Gayle
        • 1937 • Tom Blake
        • 1969 • Honolulu Star-Bulletin
        • 1978 • Dennis the Menace
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        • 1887 • Detail from the Oceanic Steamship Company
        • 1915 • Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company brochure, 1915
        • 1918 • ​Duke Kahanamoku in Hawaii Tourist Bureau’s advertising brochure
        • c.1920 • City of Honolulu / Territory of Hawaii
        • 1920s • Los Angeles Steamship Company schedule brochure
        • 1928 • Los Angeles Steamship Company entertainment program
        • 1933 • Dinner Menu
        • 1941 • ​Sun Fun! In Hawaii
        • 1953 • United Air Lines Calendar
        • 1955 • Outrigger Canoe Club Menu Cover
        • 1960 • Interior of a United Air Lines ticket folder
        • 1964 • How to Surf
        • 1968 • Menu from P. & O. Lines ship S. S. Oronsay
        • c.1975 • Souvenir Photo Viewer
      • Fabric >
        • c.1960 • Clothing Tag
        • c. 1965 • Fabric patch
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        • 1929 • Duke Kahanamoku as Jaffir
        • 1961 • Gidget Goes Hawaiian
        • 1964 • Ride the Wild Surf
      • Postcards >
        • 1915 • Oceanic Steamship Co.
        • 1931 • Hamburg-America Line
        • c.1942 • World War II Comic Postcard
        • 1956 • United Air Lines
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        • 1917 • OCC Membership Card
        • 1969 • YMCA Membership Card
      • Music >
        • 1929 • Cover of Johnny Noble
        • 1963 • Waikiki Surf Battle
        • 1963 • Waikiki Surf Battle
        • 1967 • Jan & Dean
      • Miscellaneous​​ >
        • 1921 • Auto Tag
        • 1960s • Licence Plate
    • Surfing Taiwan
    • A Vietnamese Surf Scene
    • References >
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      • (Sub) Cultural Studies
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