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Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older " living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available.
Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older " living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available.


== Collection Content  ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
=== Sample Images ===
 
<gallery heights="120px" widths="160px" perrow="3" caption="California Registration Affidavit of Alien Enemy">
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 45 1.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 1
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 46 2.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 2
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 47 3.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 3
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 48 4.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 4
</gallery>'''Information in the Registration Affidavits''' generally include the following:
 
== What Can this Collection Tell Me? ==
*Full Name of applicant  
*Full Name of applicant  
*Date Registration was Filed  
*Date Registration was Filed  
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*Children's Gender  
*Children's Gender  
*Finger prints
*Finger prints
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Images ===
<gallery heights="120px" widths="160px" perrow="3" caption="California Registration Affidavit of Alien Enemy">
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 45 1.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 1
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 46 2.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 2
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 47 3.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 3
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 48 4.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 4
</gallery>'''Information in the Registration Affidavits''' generally include the following:


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== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
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== Citing this Collection ==   
== Citing this Collection ==   
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