Certificate

Certificate

Certificate of medical examination and identity of Matias Lagunalla heavy card stock is covered by strips of scotch tape horizontally. Printed on top : "Certificate of Medical Examination and Identity Issued by U.S. Public Health Service Quarantine Service Manila P.I. No. C 2976." Typed in these categories: Passengers Name: Citizen of Philippine Islands: "MATIAS LAGUNALLA" Name of Ship: "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA" Date of Departure: "APRIL 26 1929" Bacteriologically negative for cholera: Date: (Stamped) "APR 25 1929" Vaccinated against Small Pox: Date: (Stamped) "APR 25 1929". Faded signature over the space labeled: "Surgeon U.S.P.H.S.". On the back many small notes written in ink. The most prominent is "DATE OF ARRIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES MAY 18 1929".

1998.060.002