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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.99.2.1-.3