Plate, License
Object number77.78.76 a,b
Date1957
OriginWashington, D.C.
MediumMetal; Ink; Paint; Paper
Credit LineGift of James G. Fulton
DescriptionInaugural license plate depicting Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon with envelope.DimensionsHeight x Length x Depth (a): 6 × 12.375 × 0.125 in. (15.2 × 31.4 × 0.3 cm)Height x Length x Depth (b): 6.75 × 12.563 × 0.063 in. (17.1 × 31.9 × 0.2 cm)
Inscriptions(a) "INAUGURAL / 866 / EX. 1-31-1957 DIST. OF COL."
(b) Front, top-left : "FROM / DEPARTMENT OF VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC. D.C. / 301 C. STREET, NORTHWEST / WASHINGTON 1. D.C. / [handwritten] From Series II C, Folder 22, 1957"
Center: "INAUGURAL LICENSE PLATES"
Bottom: On left side, "POSTMASTER / DO NOT TRANSFER OR FORWARD / IF NOT DELIVERABLE AS / ADDRESSED, RETURN TO / SENDER; RETURN POST- / AGE GUARANTEED. / FOURTH CLASS MAIL -- / THIS PARCEL MAY BE OPENED FOR POSTAL IN- / SPECTION IF NECESSARY."
On right side: "INSTRUCTIONS!! / REMOVE YOUR REGISTRATION CARD / FROM POCKET AT LEFT; COMPARE TAG NUMBER THEREON WITH BOTH TAGS / ENCLOSED IN ENVELOPE. IF TAG NUM- / BER ON CARD AND NUMBERS ON / LICENSE TAGS DO NOT AGREE NOTIFY / THIS DEPARTMENT AT ONCE! / THESE TAGS NOT TO BE USED / UNTIL MIDNIGHT JAN. 12, 1957".
Center: "No. 866".
Back of envelope reads: "Do not use these tags before mid- / night January 12, 1957, or after mid- / night January 31, 1957. / COMPLIMENTS OF THE INAUGURAL COMMITTEE / Robert V. Fleming, Chairman / Frank A. Leon, Chairman, / Transportation Committee".
Historical NotesLicense plate used by James G. Fulton for the 1957 Presidential Inauguration
Related person
Dwight David Eisenhower
(1890 - 1969)
Related person
Richard Milhous Nixon
(1913 - 1994)
Related person
Robert V. Fleming
Related person
Frank A. Leon
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