Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Nearly Wordless Wednesday - Immigrant Identification Card

Issued in 1929 in Bucharest, Romania, this is our Great-Grandmother Maria Stoss's Immigrant Identification Card. 


 Her signature appears in two places - once on the card and again on the photo which is stapled to the card.
After 1928, all immigrants admitted with a visa were issued an Immigrant Identification Card with a photograph of the immigrant. The scan of the reverse side more closely captured the true color of the card.

5 comments:

  1. Sanjay MaharajJanuary 20, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    Priceless piece of treasure

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  2. kinfolknewsJanuary 20, 2010 at 8:29 PM

    I've never seen a card like that before. I'm sure the photo is an added bonus in your research.
    ~Regina

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  3. Lori HJanuary 20, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    This is an incredible piece of your family history. Very interesting! Thank you for sharing!

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  4. Dr. Bill (William L.) SmithJanuary 20, 2010 at 10:27 PM

    How wonderful! I must admit I had never seen one before. THANK YOU for sharing!!

    Bill ;-)

    http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/
    Author of "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"

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  5. JoanJanuary 21, 2010 at 4:57 PM

    Wow, I got goosebumps from just looking at this treasure!! thanks so much for sharing it with us.

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