These were very big souvenir items in the 1950s and 1960s.

You could get these porcelain plates for under $10 and they looked good on any wall (kind of).  Many communities had these plates made to sell as fundraisers for anniversary dates, especially around village's centennials and bi-centennials.  Many schools, churches and fire departments also had them made to raise money for their organizations.

Yes, these were hot items 40 years ago, but....does anybody collect collector's plates anymore?

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Hartwick College (ebay)
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