Passport, 1869
date: label: date made
content: 1869
name: label: referenced
content: Fish, Hamilton
notes: label: Description
content: One of the assumed rights of citizenship is that your government will represent you.
label: Description
content: Originally serving as a letter of introduction to foreign governments on behalf of Americans traveling abroad, the very earliest passport was designed by Benjamin Franklin during the War of Independence when he served as minister to France. While regulations have changed over the years, passports are official documents issued by the U.S. Department of State that identify the holder as a citizen. Passport issued to Edmund E. Paulding on June 19, 1869.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Immigration
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Harry C. Lamberton
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.261867.06
label: accession number
content: 261867
label: catalog number
content: 261867.06
objectType: label: Object Name
content: passport
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: buff, black (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 in x 11 1/4 in; 45.72 cm x 28.575 cm