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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: ryan37 on Thursday 19 April 18 12:02 BST (UK)
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struggling to read this cert can anyone help me please?
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I can make out the name, or part of it, it says William Samuel, can't make out last name I'm afraid
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ALIEN CERTIFICATE No 424749
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
This is to certify that .... William Samuel ? Qum ?Dun
arrived at port of [blank] per steamship MARLOCH / MAPLOCH
[date not filled in] has been duly inspected and registered and will be admitted into the United States upon proper identification and surrender of this certificate to any immigration officer at the frontier.
Description: Age 19 Height 5'7" (five feet seven inches) weight 135 [presumably pounds, being USA] Color of Hair: B???? [black? brown? blond?] Color of Eyes: B [blue? brown?]
REMARKS: (Note ?destination) Detroit, Mich(Michigan)
Bottom line: Superintendent at Detroit [can't decipher signatures]
Date: ?1922
Dawn M
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It looks to me like both Colour of Hair and Colour of Eyes are Br for Brown.
sami
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Many thanks for
Your help
Ryan