Laura's Passports
In the personal effects left
behind by Laura were discovered three passports she had utilized over her
lifetime to travel around the world.
These documents offer a glimpse into the destinations she visited and
are among the very few pictures we have of Laura.
When looking at them I personally wonder at how age and perhaps
loneliness crept into her life.
The physical changes evident in her face are haunting to someone like myself
who has studied her life extensively.
The
first passport dates from 1948 and shows travel to the following
destinations; Italy, England, Holland, Belgium, France &
Switzerland.
The
second passport was issued in 1954 and shows travels to Italy,
Switzerland, England & Greece.
Laura would have been 46 years old when the passport photo
was taken for this document.
The
last passport dates from 1972.
The stamps in this one show her journeying to Egypt, England,
Australia, Thailand, Peru & India.