Looking Out For No. 1

Spanning More Than Five Decades, Vehicle Tag Collection Documents Piece Of City’s — And Family’s — History

Posted: April 25, 2012

Beverly Miller of Harrisonburg looks over some of the vehicle tags in the collection she inherited from her father, Thomas C. Simmons. Simmons began collecting the tags in 1943. That year, when the clerk in the treasurer’s office asked what number he wanted, he replied, “one.” And that remained his tag number for more than 50 years. (Photo by Nikki Fox / DN-R)
HARRISONBURG — Beverly Miller recalls how as a young girl growing up in Harrisonburg she would gaze at the black-and-white metal vehicle tags that adorned the walls of her family’s garage.

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