Some states had many years of 'traditional' colors, such as Kentucky
(blue/white), West Virginia (blue/yellow), Wyoming (brown/yellow) that
happen to represent the main University of the state (or vice-versa). New Jersey:Alabama: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Alabama 1964 white/red Univ. of Alabama 1965 orange/blue Auburn Univ. 1968 white/red Univ. of Alabama (coincidence?) California: 1928 yellow/blue Univ. of California (60th Anniversary) 1939 yellow/blue World's Fair blue & yellow are traditional state colors; all Univ. of California branches have some combination of blue & yellow -Jeff Minard Florida: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19710820&id=XsFaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dlcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5071,4809176 1964 blue/orange Univ. of Florida 1965 gold/red Florida State Univ. Georgia: 1982 red,black/white (non-pass only) Univ. of Georgia (1980 Football Championship) Illinois: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/special/plate_history/1960movie.swf 1952 blue/orange Univ. of Illinois (1951 Football Championship) 1955 orange/blue Univ. of Illinois 1956 green/lt.grey Illinois Wesleyan Univ. 1957 white/red Illinois State Univ. 1958 purple/white Northwestern Univ. 1959 white/brown Quincy College 1960 gold/blue Augustana College; Wheaton College 1961 white/red North Central College 1964 white/purple Northwestern Univ. 1963 yellow/green John Deere Company (125th Anniversary) 1964 white/purple McKendee College; Rockford College 1965 green/white in honor of Secretary of State Charles Carpentier, who died in office the previous year. 1969 blue/orange Univ. of Illinois 1975 black/yellow Caterpillar Tractor Co. Indiana: 1936 white/maroon Indiana Univ. 1937 yellow/black Purdue Univ. 1938 maroon/white Indiana Univ. 1939 blue/yellow Notre Dame Univ. 1941 white/blue Butler Univ. 1942 blue/yellow Notre Dame Univ. 1946 yellow/black Purdue Univ. 1947 blue/yellow Notre Dame Univ. 1948 white/blue Butler Univ. 1949 white/red Indiana Univ. 1950 yellow/black Purdue Univ. 1954 white/maroon Indiana Univ. 1956-1959 alternating blue/yellow each year Notre Dame Univ. 1960 white/blue Butler Univ. 1961 white/maroon Indiana Univ. 1962 yellow/black Purdue Univ. 1963 yellow/blue Notre Dame Univ. 1964 white/maroon Indiana Univ. 1953-2002 all variants of blue & white Louisiana: 1935 yellow/purple Louisiana State Univ. 1936 lt.blue/olivegreen Tulane Univ. 1957 yellow/purple Louisiana State Univ. 1960 yellow/purple Louisiana State Univ. (University Centennial) Michigan: http://www.hal.state.mi.us/mhc/autoshow/l_plates/1954.html 1954 yellow/blue Univ. of Michigan 1955 white/green Michigan State Univ. 1965 yellow/blue Univ. of Michigan 1967 yellow/blue Univ. of Michigan (University Sesquicentennial) 1970 white/light gold Oakland Univ. Minnesota: 1932 yellow/maroon Univ. of Minnesota 1935 yellow/maroon Univ. of Minnesota 1955 yellow/maroon Univ. of Minnesota Mississippi: 1930 red/blue University of Mississippi 1953 white/maroon Mississippi State University Nevada: 1953 copper/green Kennecott Copper Corp., Nevada's largest employer New York: blue and gold are official state colors (State Flag) and traditionally used on plates, though usually interpreted as yellow or orange North Carolina: 1951 red/white North Carolina State Univ. 1952 white/red North Carolina State Univ. The governor at the time, W. Kerr Scott (D) from Jan 6, 1949 – Jan 8, 1953 was a graduate from NCSU and wanted those two years to be his alma mater’s colors. -Kenny O'Dell Ohio: 1959 red/white Miami Univ. (50th Anniversary) 1960 blue/gold Kent State Univ. (50th Anniversary) 1970 scarlet/grey Ohio State Univ. (100th Anniversary) Oregon: 1956 yellow/blue State Flag colors - traditional Tennessee: 1951 white/orange Univ. of Tennessee (1950 National Championship) 1954 yellow/black Vanderbilt Univ. (coincidence?) Virginia: 1936 orange/blue Univ. of Virginia 1953 orange/blue Univ. of Virginia Washington: 1939 gold/green Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary of statehood) green is the State Flag primary color, used on many years of plates 1921-1925 West Virginia: 1957 yellow/blue West Virginia Univ. 1963-1971 base: alternating yellow/blue & blue/yellow West Virginia Univ. Wyoming: 1937 yellow/brown Univ. of Wyoming 1948 brown/yellow Univ. of Wyoming 1968 yellow/brown Univ. of Wyoming 1972 brown/yellow Univ. of Wyoming 1974 yellow/brown Univ. of Wyoming 1978 base brown,yellow/white Univ. of Wyoming 1983 base brown/yellow Univ. of Wyoming |
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