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Some countries – including almost all developed nations – use a single, government-issued type of card as a proof of age or citizenship. |
Some countries – including almost all developed nations – use a single, government-issued type of card as a proof of age or citizenship. |
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The [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Ireland]] do not have such a single type of card. |
The [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] do not have such a single type of card. |
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Types of photo ID used in the US include: |
Types of photo ID used in the US include: |
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* [[Passport]]s,<ref>[https://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotoreq/photocomptemplate/photocomptemplate_5297.html Passport Photo Composition Template]</ref> or [[Passport card]]s |
* [[Passport]]s,<ref>[https://travel.state.gov/passport/pptphotoreq/photocomptemplate/photocomptemplate_5297.html Passport Photo Composition Template]</ref> or [[United States passport card|Passport card]]s |
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* [[Driver's license]]s, or state ID cards for non-drivers, issued by a state's [[Department of Motor Vehicles]] |
* [[Driver's license]]s, or state ID cards for non-drivers, issued by a state's [[Department of Motor Vehicles]] |
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* Company-issued ID cards |
* Company-issued ID cards |
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* Native tribal cards |
* Native tribal cards{{what|date=March 2023}} |
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Australian [[Identity documents of Australia#Photo identity|photo ID]] includes: |
Australian [[Identity documents of Australia#Photo identity|photo ID]] includes: |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Photo identification cards appear to have been first used at the [[1876 Centennial Exposition]] in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. The Scottish-born Canadian photographer [[William Notman]], through his affiliated business, Centennial Photographic Co., which had exclusive photographic concession at the exhibition, introduced a photo identification system that was required for all exhibitors and employees of the exhibition. The innovation was known as a "photographic ticket".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hall|first1=Roger, Gordon Dodds, Stanley Triggs|title=The World of William Notman|date=1993|publisher=David R. Godine| |
Photo identification cards appear to have been first used at the [[1876 Centennial Exposition]] in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. The Scottish-born Canadian photographer [[William Notman]], through his affiliated business, Centennial Photographic Co., which had exclusive photographic concession at the exhibition, introduced a photo identification system that was required for all exhibitors and employees of the exhibition. The innovation was known as a "photographic ticket".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hall|first1=Roger, Gordon Dodds, Stanley Triggs|title=The World of William Notman|date=1993|publisher=David R. Godine|pages=46, 47|isbn=9780879239398|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mX3CkG8qbmMC&q=photographic+ticket&pg=PA45|accessdate=31 December 2015}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Common Access Card]] |
* [[Common Access Card]] |
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* [[Credential]] |
* [[Credential]] |
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* [[Voter identification laws]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 15:48, 30 August 2024
Photo identification or photo ID is an identity document that includes a photograph of the holder, usually only their face. The most commonly accepted forms of photo ID are those issued by government authorities, such as driver's licenses, identity cards and passports, but special-purpose photo IDs may be also produced, such as internal security or access control cards.
Photo identification may be used for face-to-face authentication of identity of a party who either is personally unknown to the person in authority or because that person does not have access to a file, a directory, a registry or an information service that contains or that can render a photograph of somebody on account of that person's name and other personal information.
Types
[edit]Some countries – including almost all developed nations – use a single, government-issued type of card as a proof of age or citizenship.
The United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland do not have such a single type of card.
Types of photo ID used in the US include:
- Passports,[2] or Passport cards
- Driver's licenses, or state ID cards for non-drivers, issued by a state's Department of Motor Vehicles
- Company-issued ID cards
- Native tribal cards[clarification needed]
Australian photo ID includes:
- Passports
- Australian state and territory issued identity photo cards
- Driving licence in Australia
- Australia Post Keypass identity card
History
[edit]Photo identification cards appear to have been first used at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Scottish-born Canadian photographer William Notman, through his affiliated business, Centennial Photographic Co., which had exclusive photographic concession at the exhibition, introduced a photo identification system that was required for all exhibitors and employees of the exhibition. The innovation was known as a "photographic ticket".[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Basic Resident Registration Card". Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Retrieved 10 Dec 2014.
- ^ Passport Photo Composition Template
- ^ Hall, Roger, Gordon Dodds, Stanley Triggs (1993). The World of William Notman. David R. Godine. pp. 46, 47. ISBN 9780879239398. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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