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United States Immigration Identification Card (Legal Documents Belonging to James McBey)
United States Immigration Identification Card (Legal Documents Belonging to James McBey)
United States Immigration Identification Card (Legal Documents Belonging to James McBey)

United States Immigration Identification Card (Legal Documents Belonging to James McBey)

Owner (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1940
Object NameIdentification Card
Mediumcard and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions7.9 x 12.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009505.32
About MeUnited States Immigration Identification Card No. 1161639, which belonged to James McBey. The card was issued at the American Consulat in Habana, Cuba on 19 June 1940, and states McBey's date of admission into the United States as 24 June 1940.

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this identification card.
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