Plate, License
- Object Name:
- Plate, License
- Object ID:
- 2012.043.762
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1939
- Description:
- License plate, New Hampshire timber salvage, 1939. Embossed steel. Horizontal rectangle with rounded corners. White on red: "B-198" in center, "NH-39" centered at top. White border. Round hole in each corner. Two horizontal slots at top and bottom of plate. Reverse: red.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-6.1 W-13.6 inches
- Provenance:
- One of 771 New Hampshire license plates bequeathed by Stanley A. Hamel (1927-2012) of Seabrook, NH, who was a member of the NH House of Representatives, 1965-75, and chairman of the House Transportation Committee.
The 1939 "Hurricane" plates were issued to nonresident timber salvage trucks at 1/3 the usual fee due to the urgent need to clear fallen trees after the 1938 hurricane. This was the first bill passed by the 1939 Legislature. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Stanley A. Hamel
- People:
- Hamel, Stanley A. (1927-2012)
- Subjects:
- License plates, Transportation, Hurricanes, Timber, Salvage, Logging
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