This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Consuls and the rough road of travel aid and hurdles
A reflective account details how American consuls assist stranded travelers, handle lost baggage, and manage crises abroad. It contrasts bureaucratic delays with one consul’s efficiency in dispatching an emergency passport, while underscoring how consular work sustains U.S. trade and national prestige amid costly duties and limited funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baggage Bureau
United States
Fort Haye
Mre
Bagggage
State Department
Italy
Iex
Germany
Berlin
Moscow
Tam Gerry
Theate Department
Megean
John H. Snodgrass
Russa
Odessa
Aden
Comite
Ihe
Comail
Paris
London
St. Gall
Switzerland
Askeany
South America
Great Britain
Prine
Wil
U.S. A
Pers
Feret
Novgorod
Munich
Rumania
Russia
Thomas W. Peters
M Chen
Thad
Genet
Vienna