JTzReddit t1_it5e9sb wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:35 AM

Before they used digital cameras, they took your picture and laminated to the card if I remember correctly.

craggy_cynic t1_it5y39a wrote on October 21, 2022 at 4:13 AM

If I recall correctly, the camera card had all your identification info on it, and it was literally inserted into the camera, which had two lenses - one focused on you, and another on the camera card itself. Your finished DL would then be a combined single image of the two side-by-side photos - one of you and one of your information. That's why it's called camera card.

Steelplate7 t1_it6jhvj wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:31 AM

This is it.

JTzReddit t1_it6yxi0 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:50 AM

Yep. And now I feel REALLY old tho.

craggy_cynic t1_it7yxbv wrote on October 21, 2022 at 4:18 PM

I know, right?

sprcpr t1_it8nw4q wrote on October 21, 2022 at 7:04 PM

Yes, and I am almost older than the picture ID. Many of my friends had a DL before the picture ID which made faking a DL easier. The early generation wasn't all that difficult to forge as well but required a picture and an ID (because there was no way to just print out a form easily, no printers that were accessible by mortals) it was just easier for a couple of years to use an older paper DL.

BeltfedOne t1_ithbxfa wrote on October 23, 2022 at 5:33 PM

Aye.

RedditAllAway0 OP t1_it5fa9m wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:42 AM

If that's true, that would explain it perfectly. That would have been a while ago, which explains why I couldn't find my answer on Google. Thanks for your time.