Interview with Doveline "Tootsie" Notley Steer

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1985

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Hodges, Iwalani

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A Hawaiian woman tells of her grandparents and aunt; family property; Buckle Street and Anapuni Street homes, gardens, and furnishings; schooling, including Lincoln School and, later, University of Hawaii; hula studies and teachers; Kanakaole sisters; 1925 move to Kalia; neighborhood and activities; hotels; Fort DeRussy soldiers; Squattersville; Mabel King; shellfish, fish and limu (seaweed) availability off Waikiki; Royal Hawaiian Girls Glee Club dancers, concerts, and serenading; boat days; celebrity tourists; modeling work with photographer Edward Steichen; account of Pearl Harbor attack eve in Waikiki; wartime entertaining at army installations; marriage to Colonel Frank Steer; Kodak Hula Show; entertaining royalty; May Day in Waikiki; and tourist seasons.
dancer, model, hula teacher; Hawaiian; female
Interview conducted in English.

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Dancing, Hawaiians - Lifestyles, Hotels and Restaurants, Tourism, World War II

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http://hdl.handle.net/10125/30437

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4 hr, 20 min
69 pages

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Kailua, Oahu

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DU629 .W44 W3 1988

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Waikiki, 1910–1985: Oral Histories
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