http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...tion.html?_r=0
The early ones were written by hand. How long did it take for the DMV to do thatfor all drivers? Or perhaps the drivers themselves filled out the info.
But, what sort of ID was needed to get a DL? With no passports, no photos, no SSN, no credit cards, nothing but a birth certificate.
Interestingly, the address field was erasable!
Shocked that the photo is again b/w as it was until 70's! Harder to forge b/w than color?!