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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1916 | Events of 1917 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1918 |
In 1917 South Carolina, Texas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands joined the list of states and territories providing license plates to vehicle owners, and no new states entered the prestate era. There were now 47 states and 5 territories that were issuing license plates and 1 other state requiring owners to provide their own license plates.[1][2][3][4]