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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
New York State License Plate
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

New York State License Plate

Artifact IDMO 1953.1099
Object Type Plate, License
Issuing Body (American, 1924 - 1960)
Date1941
Mediumlicense plate: metal, paint
envelope: paper, ink

Dimensionspart a (license plate) H 6 1/4 in x W 13 1/2 in (15.9 cm x 34.3 cm)
 part b (envelope) H 6 7/8 in x W 13 5/8 in (17.5 cm x 34.6 cm)
Physical Descriptiona) A pressed metal New York State automobile license plate for 1941. On a golden yellow background, in black embossed letters and numbers, is the registration information: 3 / NY 41.

b) A brown paper envelope in which the license plate was sent. On the envelope is an address label indicating it was sent from the State of New York Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Albany New York and was issued on December 22, 1941. The envelope is addressed to: Franklin D. Roosevelt / Hyde Park / New York. The envelope is postmarked December 23, 1941, Albany, New York.
Historical NoteThis license plate was used by Franklin D. Roosevelt on his 1936 Ford Phaeton which is now in the collection of the FDR Library and Museum (see MO 1947.70.1).
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Ray Smith in 1952.
Credit LineGift of Ray Smith
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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