Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BOARD OF PLATES

Date

1913

Materials

STEEL, WOOD

No. Pieces

1

Length

252.8

Width

130.6

Description

PLATES ARE MOUNTED ON A WOOD BOARD THAT IS PAINTED BLACK AND HAS AN ORANGE FRAME. BLACK AREA IS DIVIDED INTO 49 EVEN RECTANGULAR SECTIONS, 7 ACROSS AND 7 UP AND DOWN. INSIDE EACH SECTION IS A LICENSE PLATE. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND TOP ROW TO BOTTOM THE PLATES ARE DESCRIBED WITH THE FIRST COLOUR BEING THE BACKGROUND AND THE NEXT BEING THE TRIM AND WRITING. 1. TOP LEFT CORNER IS RED WITH WHITE, HAS PROVINCIAL FLAG LOGO ON LEFT AND UNDERNEATH READS "ALTA. 1913". ON RIGHT IS "2147". 2. ON ITS RIGHT IS WHITE WITH BLACK WRITING "4128 ALTA 191". 3. GREEN WITH WHITE "30331 ALTA 1920". 4. GREY WITH BLUE "3-367 ALTA 1921". 5. BLACK WITH YELLOW "4-503 ALTA 1922". 6. BLACK WITH WHITE "18-318 ALTA 1923". 7. GREY WITH BURGUNDY "27-492 ALTA 1924". 8. BLACK WITH YELLOW "33-951 ALBERTA-25". 9. YELLOW WITH BLACK "2-53 ALBERTA-26". 10. LIGHT GREEN WITH BLACK "6-822 ALBERTA-27". 11. BLACK WITH WHITE "23-333 ALBERTA-28". 12. ORANGISH-YELLOW WITH BLACK "23-244 ALBERTA-29". 13. GREEN WITH WHITE "54-607 ALBERTA-30". 14. BLUE WITH WHITE "ALBERTA-31-22-272". 15. WHITE WITH BLACK "3-259 ALBERTA-32". 16. YELLOW WITH BLUE ALBERTA-33 23-244. 17. WHITE WITH RED "21-048 ALBERTA-34". 18. RED WITH WHITE "ALBERTA-35 21-013". 19. BLACK WITH ORANGE "21-034 ALBERTA-36". 20. ORANGE WITH BLACK "ALBERTA 49-374 EXPIRES MARCH 31-38". 21. WHITE WITH RED "ALBERTA 50-922 EXPIRES MARCH 31-39". 22. WHITE WITH BLACK "ALBERTA 86-511 EXPIRES MARCH 31-40". 23. ORANGE WITH BLACK "ALBERTA-EX-31-3-41 23-287 DRIVE SAFELY". 24. BLACK WITH WHITE "DRIVE SAFELY 21-763 ALBERTA-EX-31-3-42". 25. BLACK WITH WHITE "ALBERTA-EX-31-3-43 23-162 CANADA". 26. ORANGE WITH BLACK "ALBERTA-EX-31-3-44 24-223". 27. BLACK WITH ORANGE "23-688 ALBERTA-EX-31-3-46". 28. LIGHT YELLOW WITH BLACK "ALBERTA-EX-31-3-47 22-712". 29. BLACK WITH WHITE "23-991 ALBERTA-EX-31-3-48". 30. WHITE WITH BLACK "24-031 ALBERTA-EX-31-3-49". 31. WHITE WITH RED "ALBERTA-EX-31-3-50 23-310". 32. BLUE WITH WHITE "41-943 ALBERTA-EX-31-3-51". 33. YELLOW WITH BLACK "ALBERTA-EX-31-3-52 18-197". 34. BLACK WITH WHITE "27V10 ALBERTA 52". 35. BLACK WITH GREY "6B727 ALBERTA 53". 36. ORANGISH-RED "ET 276 ALBERTA 54". 37. BLACK WITH ORANGISH-YELLOW "LL-551 ALBERTA 55". 38. WHITE WITH RED "ALBERTA JF 726 1956". 39. WHITE WITH BLUE "1957 LY 112 ALBERTA". 40. YELLOW WITH BLACK "ALBERTA FW 480 1958". 41. WHITE WITH GREEN "1959 NX 140 ALBERTA". 42. RED WITH WHITE "ALBERTA DN 4250 1960". 43. YELLOW WITH BLUE "1961 JR 5760 ALBERTA". 44. GREEN WITH WHITE "ALBERTA RB 3635 1962". 45. WHITE WITH BLACK "1963 TB 3559 ALBERTA". 46. BLUE WITH WHITE "BB-20-59 ALBERTA 1964". 47. WHITE WITH RED "JB-79-72 1965 ALBERTA". 48. WHITE WITH BLUE "RC-32-62 ALBERTA 1966". 49. WHITE WITH GREEN "BD-78-81 1867*1967 ALBERTA". EXCEPT FOR FIRST ONE, PLATES ARE ALL NAILED WITH TWO NAILS TO THE BOARD. IS SOME MINOR CHIPPING AND WEARING OF PAINT.

Subjects

LAND TRANSPORTATION-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

TRANSPORTATION

History

PLATES WERE ON DISPLAY IN THE ALBERTA MOTOR VEHICLES BRANCH IN LETHBRIDGE BEFORE IT WAS PRIVATIZED.

Catalogue Number

P19940056000

Acquisition Date

1994-02

Collection

Museum

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