The brown 1954 Chevrolet sedan seen here was photographed in June 1963 at the Navajo Shopping Center. The county 13 (McKinley county) license plate is from the undated 1961-1964 base plate series, with a 1963 validation sticker in the lower right corner. This white sticker with a blue border and red printing in the center was unique to this year. NMplates.com collection.
Albuquerque, 1963. This unidentified family was photographed next to their 1956 Chevrolet Series 150 station wagon. Note the 1963 renewal sticker on a 1961 base plate. Author’s Collection.