What continuedCivil registers, citizenship and addressesRB-DOC-0213

Dolf Reichenbach’s Certificate of Naturalization

Dolf’s original naturalization certificate records his admission as a United States citizen in Boston on 15 May 1944. His photograph and signature remain attached to the family-held original. The certificate proves completed naturalization, but the typed Brighton address above its border is not yet explained.

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Certificate of Naturalization no. 6354892 Petition no. 269344 Name: Adolf Reichenbach Age: 29 years Sex: male Complexion: fair Color of eyes: brown Color of hair: dark brown Height: 6 feet Weight: 165 pounds Marital status: married Former nationality: German Residence: 119 Park Street, Brookline Naturalized: United States District Court, Boston, Massachusetts, 15 May 1944

English translation

The certificate records Adolf “Dolf” Reichenbach as a twenty-nine-year-old married man of former German nationality, residing at 119 Park Street in Brookline. The United States District Court in Boston admitted him as a citizen on 15 May 1944. Certificate no. 6354892 and petition no. 269344 identify the completed naturalization record.

English of the legible text, prepared for the Reichenbach Family Archive.

Archive reference
RB-DOC-0213
Date
15 May 1944
Digital image
3200 × 2540 pixels
Evidence status
Documented family-held United States naturalization record
Uncertainty
The typed line “65 Strathmore Road, Brighton” appears above the certificate border, but its date and administrative purpose have not yet been established.
Source and provenance
Family-held original Certificate of Naturalization; two-sided color scan supplied by Rabbi Daniel Dolph Reichenbach on 1 September 2026.
Credit
Reichenbach Family Archive
Rights
Family-held historical document; publication authorized by the archive owner. Contact the archive before reuse.
Image treatment
4,012 × 3,185-pixel color access image extracted from the supplied scan. Cropped only to remove the blank scanner surround and edge strip; no document content, color or tone was altered, and no generative editing was used.

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Reichenbach Family Archive. “Dolf Reichenbach’s Certificate of Naturalization.” 15 May 1944. RB-DOC-0213. https://www.reichenbacharchive.org/objects/rb-doc-0213.

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