Partners stand in line to acquire their wedding licenses in this picture, taken sometime between 1915 and 1920. The 1907 Expatriation Act will have impacted individuals hoping to get hitched in this right period of time — though the couples depicted in this picture are not always impacted by the Expatriation Act. George Grantham Bain Collection/Library of Congress hide caption

Partners stay lined up to acquire their wedding licenses in this picture, taken sometime between 1915 and 1920. The 1907 Expatriation Act could have impacted individuals looking to get hitched in this time frame — though the couples depicted in this picture are not fundamentally impacted by the Expatriation Act.