Here is a list of all of the types of plates that can be seen on the road in Alaska today.
I am also starting some pages about older plates (work in progress)

Passenger Vehicles B series | C series | D series Centennial series (D and E) E series | F series H series - (Handicap) U series - (University) V series - (Veteran) Y series - (Exempt) Z series - (For Hire)	Non-passenger Vehicles (Trucks, trailers, & motorcycles) Trucks: B series | C series | D series F series - (Farm use) Motorcycles Non-commercial trailers (P series) Non-commercial trailers (R series) Commercial trailers (S series)
Government and Military Plates State of Alaska Alaska State Troopers Fish & Wildlife Protection Legislators' vehicles X series - (City Government) US Government (including Consulate and State Department) Personalized Veteran and Unit plates PH - (Pearl Harbor Survivor) POW - (Ex-Prisoner of War)	Other Plates Personalized ("vanity") plates Personalized Veteran Commemorative plates Transporter plates Dealer plates Custom Collector plates Historic Vehicle plates Alaska Children's Trust ("Kid") plates Amateur Radio (Ham) plates UCC plate (mystery plate!)

Other miscellaneous pictures and info.
Information about older plates (work in progress)
If you are a computer geek, you may be amused by my RFC-style Standard for License Plate Filenames proposal.

Most thumbnail photos (144x72 JPEGs) are not linked to larger images to conserve disk space.
I have higher-quality photos of many of these plates; contact me if you want one.