Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.
DC Inaugural License Plate H-640
Artifact ID1983.40629.29a-b
Object Type
Plate, License
Maker
District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles
(Washington, DC)
Date
1981
Medium
Metal
Dimensions6 × 12 in. (15.2 × 30.5 cm)
Physical DescriptionA red, white, and blue Washington, DC, 1981 Inaugural license plate. The Top is red and lettered "WASHINGTON, D.C." in white. The middle is white with an image of a waving American flag on the left and lettered "H-640" in blue. No license tags. The bottom stripe is blue and lettered "U.S.A. PRESIDENTIAL INUAGURATION 1981" in white, with four oval holes in the corners. The back is plain silver.Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a memento retained by the White House during the Reagan administration for the Library. It was received through to the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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