F. J. Morgan Bald Knob, Arkansas Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

Owney received this identification token from F.J. Morgan of Bald Knob, Arkansas. The tag is dated 1888, which is the year that Owney was first associated with the Albany post office. It is likely that Mr. Morgan already owned this tag with the date on it and gave it to Owney when the dog began traveling into some southern states. Morgan was a railway office telegrapher who worked along the Missouri Pacific Railway line.

Date

1888

Object number

0.052985.101

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Height x Width: 1 × 1 in. (2.54 × 2.54 cm)

Place

Arkansas

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Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Popular Culture

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8c7901e71-e6bd-4bd3-9984-ccdf1e8a514f

Record ID

npm_0.052985.101