Laura's 1948 Passport

                                  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.


Laura's 1948 Passport Photo1948

      The first passport dates from 1948 and shows travel to the following destinations; Italy, England, Holland, Belgium, France & Switzerland.  Laura would have been 40 years old in the photo.

1948 Passport CoverInside Cover of PassportPages 2 & 3 of 1948 PassportPages 4 & 5 of 1948 PassportPages 6 & 7 of 1948 Passport

Pages 8 & 9 of 1948 PassportPages 10 & 11 of 1948 PassportPages 12 & 13 of 1948 PassportPages 14 & 15 of 1948 Passport

Laura's 1954 Passport Photo

1954

      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.

Cover of Laura's 1954 PassportInside Cover of Laura's 1954 PassportPages 2 & 3 of Laura's 1954 PassportPages 4 & 5 of Laura's 1954 PassportPages 8 & 9 of Laura's 1954 Passport

Pages 10 & 11 of Laura's 1954 Passport

Laura's 1972 Passport Photo

1972

      The last passport dates from 1972.  The stamps in this one show her journeying to Egypt, England, Australia, Thailand, Peru & India.  Laura was 64 in this photo.

Cover of Laura's 1972 PassportPages 2 & 3 of Laura's 1972 PassportPages 6 & 7 of Laura's 1972 PassportPages 8 & 9 of Laura's 1972 PassportPages 10 & 11 of Laura's 1972 Passport

Pages 12 & 13 of Laura's 1972 Passport