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".

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