Historical information

Allan Quinn obviously needed an identity card to enter Buenos Aires when he visited there as a sailor.

Significance

A picture is created for what sailors had to do when entering foreign ports on visits and the requirements of local bureaucracies.

Physical description

The card with Allan Charles Quinn identity photograph is labelled: Ficha de identidad - Identity card and is printed in Spanish and in English.

Inscriptions & markings

Written on it is:
Allan Charles Quinn
Australian
Age 18 years
Height 180cm
Colour of hair Cendre
Colour of eyes Blue
Complexion white
Nose reg
Inside the card is photograph of Allan Quinn
and the date of December 14 1946
at Buenos Aires.