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United States passport belonging to James Baldwin

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Created by

    United States Department of State, American, founded 1789

    Used by

    James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987

    Description

    A United States passport (.1) issued to James Arthur Baldwin on August 2, 1965. There is a photograph of Baldwin and multiple immigration stamps with dates ranging from 1965-1968 on the third page. The word [CANC'L'D] is hole punched through the front cover. Two extra passport photographs (.2 and .3) are included with the passport.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family

    Date

    August 2, 1965

    Object number

    2011.99.2.1-.3

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    portraits
    passports

    Medium

    cardboard, ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (Closed): 6 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 1/8 in. (15.6 × 9.5 × 0.3 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 7 1/2 × 6 1/8 × 3/16 in. (19.1 × 15.6 × 0.5 cm)

    Place depicted

    New York, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Documents and Manuscripts

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Literature

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550b23b77-cbc6-4ef1-bb1d-51b5df939c2d

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2011.99.2.1-.3

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