Illinois License Plate
Title
Illinois License Plate
Description
Illinois first required car owners to register their vehicles in 1907 with owners providing their own license plates until the state issued them in 1911. Front and rear plates were required each year along with an aluminum dashboard disc with the same number as the plate. These discs were discontinued in 1917. 1934 is the first time the state name, "Illinois", is spelled out on license plates with the year of registration. Illinois license plates were annual until 1979 when the state began to issue multi-year plates.
Date
circa 1918
Rights
Midway Village Museum
Format
jpeg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
85.109(I).905.53
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
2.50" x 4.25"
Collection
Citation
“Illinois License Plate,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed February 12, 2025, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/3684.