idamc@seanet.com wrote on 10/15/2012 at 11:45 PM: > Does anyone know when a photo was first required on a US certificate of > naturalization? I have an example from 1942, but it must have started much > earlier than that. The seal is stamped across the bottom of the picture > but not across the face. His signature is up one side of the photo.... According to John J. Newman's/American Naturalization Processes and Procedures 1790-1985/ (p. 13), this requirement became effective on 1 July 1929. Like so many mandated changes in procedures, actual implementation of this requirement spanned several years. -- Rollie

I checked with the person I know who has a lot of knowledge about immigration and naturalization records. She said that in 1914 the government began requiring pictures on passport applications. That is when Kodak developed the technology to do so. She was not sure about the date for naturalization records. As some else mentioned it also would depend on the court where the naturalization took place. As many of us know there were the laws requiring what was to be done and then there was actually what the person doing the work did. They may or may not have followed the laws. Chuck Mason -----Original Message----- From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rollie Littlewood Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 2:52 PM To: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TGF] photo on US certificate of naturalization as of what date? idamc@seanet.com wrote on 10/15/2012 at 11:45 PM: > Does anyone know when a photo was first required on a US certificate of > naturalization? I have an example from 1942, but it must have started much > earlier than that. The seal is stamped across the bottom of the picture > but not across the face. His signature is up one side of the photo.... According to John J. Newman's/American Naturalization Processes and Procedures 1790-1985/ (p. 13), this requirement became effective on 1 July 1929. Like so many mandated changes in procedures, actual implementation of this requirement spanned several years. -- Rollie The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message