Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Plate, License |
Title |
License plate, Kentucky NAACP |
Catalog Number |
1998.44 |
Creator |
Wayne Laibe Company |
Date |
ca. 1975 |
Material(s) |
Tinplate |
Dimensions |
H-6 W-11.5 inches |
Description |
This is a blue stamped tinplate license plate with raised white outline of U.S. map. On the side there is an image of an open book and scales symbol in circle on left. There is a white pinstripe border and four holes pierced in corners for mounting. The license plate states; "KENTUCKY/N.A.A.C.P./WAYNE LAIBE CO., LIMA, O." |
Notes |
The Kentucky NAACP was founded in the 1910s. Its Louisville branch labored for three years, until 1917, to overturn the Louisville Residential Ordinance. The organization also lobbied against lynching, securing the passage of an anti-lynching law in 1920. Beginning in the 1930s, the NAACP worked to improve race relations, end segregation in public schools, and the election of black candidates. |
Collection |
Donald Scobie Collection |
People |
Wayne Laibe Company |
Subjects |
NAACP License plates Travel Transportation Organizations African Americans |
Search Terms |
African Americans |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |