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Motor vehicles were required to be registered just one year after Alberta became a province in 1906. Prior to that, it was considered part of the NWT. The province assigned a number, and the motorist was required to provide the markers. These were usually made of leather or sometimes painted directly on the car. One motorist Joe Morris was assigned #1, and he took the liberty of displaying his number using a broomstick! After being dragged into court he won his case by arguing that the broomstick was in the shape of the number '1'. So, needless to say, the early markers didn't always carry the identification of the province. In 1912 the province began issuing annual license plates.
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Funniest thing I've heard all day.