In an attempt to offer the broadest range of history sources for learning about pre-state license plates, we recently ran an internet search using a popular search engine with the search terms “pre state license plates history”; this resulted in over two million hits. To make this a more usable resource, we reviewed the top 100 results and eliminated the duplicates, advertisement inserts and sites directed at this website; then the remaining list was condensed down to 31 listings. However the rankings were left intact (#1 through #31) in the same order as originally found. Anyway, enough about the methodology; let’s get on with the links that may be of interest. Click away and enjoy learning more about leather license plates!
- Leather License Plate History
- Prestate State – License Plate Information Site
- History of Washington license plates – DOL.WA.gov – Access Washington
- ARCHIVE: California Porcelain License Plates (Part 1 of 2)
- License Plates of Kansas
- History of Texas License Plates – The Bolthole
- Illinois License Plate History — Pre-State License Plates
- Rick Kretschmer’s License Plate Archives
- The History of Texas License Plates By Rod Hemmick
- Pre-state issues – License Plates of South Carolina
- Vehicle registration plates of Illinois – Wikipedia
- A History of Indiana License Plates – Facebook
- History of Vermont License Plates | Department of Motor Vehicles
- PA PLATES (Pennsylvania License Plates)
- Archives – NCplates
- License Plate History – Montana Department of Justice
- History of New Mexico License Plates – NMplates.com
- A History of Indiana License Plates – 11/16/2015 – IN.GOV
- Automobile license plates | The Florida Memory Blog
- The Story of License Plates | Advance Auto Parts
- Pre-1918 Washington, D.C. License Plates
- WASHINGTON STATE LICENSE PLATES
- License plate collection more history than vanity – Connecticut Post
- Timeline: A brief history of Nebraska license plates
- Frequently Asked Questions about License Plate Collecting – PL8S.com
- Early New Mexico License Plates – Bill Johnston
- License Plate LINKS- moini.net
- Archives – Mid-America Plate Association
- Dan Landino, CAGA “License Plates: The Unknown Treasure”
- usplates.com
- Colorado License Plates: The First 100 Years by Tendril Press
This list of resource sites was generated by an internet search engine and edited as described above. None of these sites have any business relationship with LeatherPlates.com or site owner Steve Hammatt nor do they endorse any products offered by LeatherPlates.com. This information is offered as an educational tool for readers to gain an understanding of the pre-state era in the United States and Canada.
1911 Winton Model 17 in a rural setting in Washington State. Owned by the Gilbert Hunt Co. of Colfax, Wash. s/n 9547, 48 hp.
