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United States passport belonging to James Baldwin

August 2, 1965

New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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Catalog reference: 2011.99.2.1-.3

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