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State Archives of Florida, Series S1046

Description

License plate contest entry submitted by Pat Bridges of Pensacola. Features smiling sun with slogan "The Happy Place." Accompanying note included, "my family and I have lived in many different places...and Florida is my favorite of all."

Date

1985

Creator

Bridges, Pat

Contributors

Graham, Bob (Daniel Robert), 1936-2024
Mellon, Leonard.

Format

Competition Drawings

General Note

This series contains license plate drawings from 1985 maintained by the Division of Motor Vehicles. The drawings and related correspondence are in response to an open contest for citizens to submit their ideas for a new motor vehicle tag design. Over 3,500 entries were submitted to the Division. The Cabinet eventually rejected all of the submissions and settled on just reversing the colors already in use.

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License plate contest entry featuring smiling sun and slogan "The Happy Place"

Subject

Automobile license plates

Sunshine

Description

Creator

Bridges, Pat

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1046

Date

1985

Contributor

Graham, Bob (Daniel Robert), 1936-2024

Mellon, Leonard.

Format

competition drawings

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1046_b016_f01_03

Coverage

Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

Geographic Term

Pensacola (Fla.)

Tallahassee (Fla.)

Leon County (Fla.)

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Politics And Government

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Division of Motor Vehicles.

Florida--Governor (1979-1987 : Graham)

Florida. Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

Subject - Person

Bridges, Pat

Graham, Bob (Daniel Robert), 1936-2024

Mellon, Leonard

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Bridges, Pat. License plate contest entry featuring smiling sun and slogan "The Happy Place". 1985. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/327592>, accessed 16 November 2024.

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Bridges, Pat. License plate contest entry featuring smiling sun and slogan "The Happy Place". 1985. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/327592>

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(State Archives of Florida/Bridges)

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For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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