Questions tagged [identity-documents]
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Did everyone have to carry identity papers in Nazi Germany?
Was everyone expected to carry identification on their person at all times in Germany after 1938 or only the Jews?
Certain groups (notably draft-age German males) had to apply for a Kennkarte, but ...
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Did travelers need a pass to travel in Greco-Roman Egypt, particularly in and out of Alexandria?
I am writing a story in which people travel by boat in Greco-Roman Egypt (27 bce), and am wondering if there were internal controls on travel, or if people were pretty much free to come and go as they ...
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How would an American returning from international travel prove his citizenship before 1914?
Apparently, international travelers didn't need any papers to travel (before WW1), at least in the USA and most parts of Europe. So how did a person 'prove' their nationality?
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I'm ...
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In view of the widespread use of the term "Semitic", which groups of people are classified as being of Hamitic ethnicity? [closed]
I am aware of the curse of Ham. It is a myth deriving from Abrahamic religions. It was used as moral justification by European and Arab slave traders.
The etymology of the word Ham is associated ...
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Use separation papers to identify a US soldier's WWII service in Northern France GO 46 WD 45
My father was a US soldier in WWII. This is on my Father's Separation Papers.
William M Boer 32 000 120.
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Central Europe GO 48 WD 45.
He was issued an EAME Service Ribbon, 3 ...
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When did the modern visa system become widespread?
I was reading Malcolm X's autobiography and what surprised in the book was the fact that he was able to visit Saudi Arabia and numerous African states without obtaining a visa in advance. Nowadays ...
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Who was the first foreigner to be naturalized as a Mexican citizen in Alta California?
The earliest example I have is Jose Antonio Bolcof of Russia, who became a Mexican about 1833. Who beat him?
cf. Who was the first foreigner to be naturalized as a Mexican citizen?: several Texans ...
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Who was the first foreigner to be naturalized as a Mexican citizen?
The earliest example I have is Jose Antonio Bolcof of Russia, who became a Mexican about 1833. Who beat him?
cf. Who was the first foreigner to be naturalized as a Mexican citizen in Alta California? ...
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When and where did it first became usual that the ID Card holder signed his card?
Just to explain how this question came into my mind:
There's a common joke which I read on Moroccan Website which goes like this: A man hit his wife because when he saw her ID-Card he found the words ...
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What sort(s) of identification were used before driver's licenses were issued in the US?
In the United States, before driver's licenses became a nearly universal means of identification (i.e., before autos), what form of identification was routinely used? For example if one was arrested, ...
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