Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1903

Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year
Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1902 Events of 1903 Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1904

Massachusetts became the first state to officially issue vehicle license plates in 1903.[1][2] New York continued to require their residents to register their vehicles with the state, but the owner had to supply their own license plate. Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia all began to require vehicle registration with the vehicle owners also supplying their own plate.[3][4] Each of the other states of the United States of America plus several of its territories did not require or issue license plates during 1903.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. p. 53. ISBN 9781886777002.
  2. ^ Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 51. ISBN 1-56311-975-7.
  3. ^ Fox, James K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. p. 23, 27, 57, 71, 87. ISBN 9781886777002.
  4. ^ Dragon, Rich (February 2013). "The Nation's Capitol, District of Columbia". Plates. Vol. 59, no. 1. Rumney Depot, New Hampshire: Automobile License Plate Collectors Association. pp. 6–7.
  5. ^ Fox, Jams K. (1997). License Plates of the United States: A Pictorial History 1903-To the Present. Jerico, New York: Interstate Directory Publishing Company. ISBN 9781886777002.
  6. ^ Minard, Jeff; Stentiford, Tim (2004). A Moving History, 50 Years Of ALPCA. 100 Years Of License Plates. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 1-56311-975-7.
  7. ^ Crisler, Bob; Crisler, Chuck, eds. (2007). License Plate Values (7th ed.). King Publishing Company.
  8. ^ Martells, Jack (1980). Antique Automotive Collectibles. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. pp. 128–145. ISBN 0-8092-7205-9.