Vehicle registration plates of the United States by year | ||
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Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1936 | Events of 1937 | Vehicle registration plates of the United States for 1938 |
Each of the 48 states of the United States of America plus several of its territories and the District of Columbia issued individual passenger license plates for 1937. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Image | Region | Design | Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Alabama | |||||
Alaska | ||||||
American Samoa | ||||||
Arizona | ||||||
Arkansas | ||||||
California | ||||||
Canal Zone | ||||||
Colorado | ||||||
Connecticut | ||||||
Delaware | ||||||
District of Columbia |
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Florida | ||||||
Georgia | ||||||
Guam | ||||||
Hawai'i | ||||||
Idaho | ||||||
Illinois | ||||||
Indiana | ||||||
Iowa | ||||||
Kansas | ||||||
Kentucky | ||||||
Louisiana | Embossed golden yellow serial with pelican separator on maroon plate with border line; "LOUISIANA–1937" centered at bottom | none | 123-456 | Issued in blocks by horsepower class and branch office | ||
Maine | ||||||
Maryland | ||||||
Massachusetts | ||||||
Michigan | ||||||
Minnesota | ||||||
Mississippi | ||||||
Missouri | ||||||
Montana | ||||||
Nebraska | Black on gray; "37 – NEBRASKA" at bottom | none | 1-12345 10-1234 |
Coded by county of issuance (1 or 10) | ||
Nevada | ||||||
New Hampshire | ||||||
New Jersey | ||||||
New Mexico | ||||||
New York | ||||||
North Carolina | ||||||
North Dakota | ||||||
Northern Mariana Islands |
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Ohio | ||||||
Oklahoma | ||||||
Oregon | ||||||
Pennsylvania | ||||||
Puerto Rico | ||||||
Rhode Island | ||||||
South Carolina | ||||||
South Dakota | ||||||
Tennessee | ||||||
Texas | ||||||
Utah | ||||||
Vermont | ||||||
Virginia | ||||||
Washington | ||||||
West Virginia | ||||||
Wisconsin | ||||||
Wyoming |
Image (standard) | Region | Type | Design & Slogan | Serial format | Serials issued | Notes |
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Wisconsin | City bus | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; unknown format | Coded by weight class | |||
Dealer | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "37 DEALER WIS" at top | 1234A | Dealer number and plate number | Number is the dealer number, letter is the plate number for that dealer | ||
Duplicate | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; unknown format | 1234 | 1 to unknown | |||
Farm | Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; "36 FARM TRUCK 37" at bottom, vertical "WIS" at left | 12-345 | 1 to approximately 49-000 | |||
Interurban bus | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; unknown format | Coded by weight class | ||||
Motorcycle | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; "37 - WIS" at top | 1234 | 1 to approximately 1200 | |||
Motorcycle dealer | Embossed white serial on dark blue plate with border line; unknown format | |||||
Municipal | Embossed blue serial on white plate with border line; "37 WISCONSIN" at top, hollow star at right | 1234 | 1 to approximately 7300 | Identifiable by a hollow star | ||
Municipal motorcycle | Embossed blue serial on white plate with border line; "37 - WIS" at top, hollow star at right | 12 | 1 to approximately 99 | |||
Trailer | Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; unknown format | 1234 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes same as truck | ||
Truck | Embossed white serial on red plate with border line; "36 TRUCK WIS 37" at bottom | 12-345 A | Coded by weight class | Weight classes are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, and N |