Passports Collection

Passport 1914
The British passport of Digby Lander for travel to Russia during World War One

Cartoon, passport control in the old days
Cartoon depicting passport control in the old days, showing soldiers examining the passports of coach passengers at the entry to a French town

Enquirers at the British Consulate, Paris at outbreak of WW1
Enquirers at the British Consulate, Paris at the outbreak of WW1 Date: 1914

Spanish refugees in Gibraltar are given a meal of soup and bread by local boy scouts after crossing the frontier from Spain, 4 February 1965. Although Spanish-speaking, their passports are British

Cartoon story, An Attempt on Antwerp, WW1
Cartoon story, An Attempt on Antwerp, illustrating an attempt on the part of the journalist " Jingle" and the artist Norman Morrow to obtain passports in order to visit Antwerp at their

Hillmans Airways Essex Airport Poster
Poster, Hillmans Airways, Essex Airport, offering flights from London to Paris (no passports required), Belfast, Liverpool and the Isle of Man, with prices and flight durations. 20th century

14th century passport
Passport issued to John Swan, vicar of St Paul s, Malmesbury, 1378 Date: 1378

Passports to adventure. Poster promoting reading as an avenue to adventure, showing a knight in armor and fleur-de-lis. Date between 1936 and 1939

Passport Control, Venice
English tourists wait while their passports are examined by a suspicious official at Venice. Date: 1854

Martial law in Egypt: Examining passports at Port Said since Turkey formally declared war

Examining Passports at Ellis Island, New York, 1911
Photograph showing immigrants queuing up at the passport control on Ellis Island, New York, 1911

Passport 1914 Reverse
Reverse, with stamps and signatures, of the British passport of Digby Lander for travel to Russia during World War One

Passport 1921
Joint passport for husband and wife, issued to Mr and Mrs Digby Lander (parents of Mary Evans who founded this Library)

French Passport 1871
The handwritten modification of this passport, changing Empire to Republique, reflects the changes in France after the war with Prussia and abdication of Napoleon III

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