Souvenir plates commemorate historic and special events and places and make attractive collectibles that are affordable and vary in designs and shapes. Here are examples dating from the 1880s through the present shown in over 530 color photographs of souvenir plates depicting all fifty states, Canada, and Europe by American, English and European firms.

Monica Lynn Clements is a teacher and a writer who was born in East Texas. She is a graduate of Baylor University with a bachelor's degree in English and French. She is an antiques dealer specializing in rare books. Patricia Rosser Clements, her co-author and mother, is a longtime collector of antiques and an antiques dealer. Her other interests include art and design as well as photography.