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American Maritime Documents 1776-1860
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The First African American Diplomat
Ebenezer D. Bassett The first African American to serve as a diplomat was Ebenezer D. Bassett, appointed as the United States Minister Resident in Haiti…

A Glimpse of Greatness: The Passport of Robert Oppenheimer
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The Design Philosophy Behind Passports
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An East/West Road Trip
An East/West Road trip Unlike the citizens of East Germany living behind the Iron Curtain, West Germans traveled extensively throughout the Cold War. By 1970,…

The Fascinating World of Collecting Old Passports
The passport is a document that has served as a means of identification and travel for centuries. For many, passports are nothing more than a…