Ida, My great grandfather was naturalized in June, 1926 and there was no photo attached to his certificate, just a seal. Maybe it has to do with the court he received his naturalization in, as well as time period. My great grandfather's was issued by the Hampshire County, Massachusetts Superior Court on a certificate labeled "United States of America, Department of Labor." Angela Kraft Leaves of Heritage Genealogy "Let's shake some history from your family tree!"SM http://www.leavesofheritage.com -----Original Message----- From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of idamc@seanet.com Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 12:46 AM To: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Subject: [TGF] photo on US certificate of naturalization as of what date? 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. Thanks. --Ida Skarson McCormick, idamc@seanet.com, Seattle  Leaves of Heritage Genealogy "Let's shake some history from your family tree!"SM http://www.leavesofheritage.com