New York State Emission Inspection Sticker, 1976
THF203517 / New York State Emission Inspection Sticker, 1976
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Artifact Overview
State-mandated car safety inspections began to include emissions checks by the late 1970s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Sticker
Date Made
1976
Subject Date
1976
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2011.155.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Gray (Color)
Red
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.375 in.
Width: 2.375 in.
Inscriptions
Sticker side:
NEW YORK STATE / INSPECTION / CERTIFICATE / 1976 / 6028359
Backing:
INSPECTOR: REMOVE THIS STICKER / BEFORE INSPECTING THIS VEHICLE / MV-1082 / (1/75) / MOTORIST WARNING / THIS STICKER EXPIRES / ON THE LAST DAY OF THE / MONTH PUNCHED IN THE / YEAR 1976 / DIRECT COMPLAINTS TO: / DEPT. OF MOTOR VEHICLES / VEHICLE INSPECTION / ALBANY, N.Y. 12228
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SetDriving in the 1970s: Big Problems, Small Cars
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By 1970, the date of this Ford Motor Company booklet, automobile companies were reassuring their customers that they were engaging in intensive research programs to eliminate "offending" emissions, by then widely recognized as a significant source of air pollution.