Waverley L. Root: The Food of France

Waverley L. Root: The Food of France

Born in Providence, Rhode Island Waverley L. Root was born on April 5, 1903, in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, his…

Anhalt Passport History

Anhalt Passport History: A Preview

PASSPORT HISTORY (Facts & Stories) · LISTEN IN >>> House of Anhalt: Passport History Some time ago, I got in contact with Maximilian Ferdinand Leopold…

Passport for Captain George Younghusband

Passport for Captain George Younghusband

Passport for Captain George William Younghusband (1856-1897) of the Indian Army granting him permission to travel in Russia, he was the first cousin of Sir…

Diletta Passport Typewriter History

Diletta: Passport Typewriter History

More than 65 years of excellence – since 1956 Diletta Passport Typewriter History For more than six decades, DILETTA has been engaged in developing and…

Robert Wilson Passion Passports

Robert Wilson: A passion for passports

This guest article is from Rob, whom I’ve known for years, and I’m grateful to him for sharing these insights with us. Robert Wilson Passion…

Scofield Thayer, The Dial, modernism, American literature, T.S. Eliot, avant-garde, modernist art, literary magazine, early 20th century literature, Pablo Picasso, Ezra Pound, editor

Scofield Thayer: The Visionary Behind The Dial

Scofield Thayer, a prominent figure in early 20th-century American literature, is best known for his role as the editor of The Dial, a literary magazine…

US Prisoner of War Passport 1815

US Prisoner of War Passport 1815

The late 18th and early 19th centuries were marked by widespread conflict. Between 1793 and 1815, Britain and France were locked in near-constant warfare. As…