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Owney the dog

Postal Museum

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    Object Details

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    Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

    Description

    Mail clerks raised money for preserving their mascot and he was taken to the Post Office Department's headquarters in Washington, DC, where he was on placed on display for the public. In 1904 the Department added Owney to their display at the St. Louis, Missouri, World’s Fair. In 1911, the department transferred Owney to the Smithsonian Institution. In 1926, the Institution allowed Owney to travel to the Post Office Department’s exhibit at the Sesquicentennial exhibit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From 1964-1992, he was displayed at the Smithsonian museum now known as the National Museum of American History and in 1993 he moved to the new National Postal Museum, where he remains on display next to a fabricated Railway Post Office train car.

    Credit line

    Transfer from the Post Office Department

    Date

    c. 1885-1897

    Object number

    0.052985.274.1

    Type

    Seals, Symbols & Signage

    Medium

    skin (animal); fur; bone (animal); glass

    Dimensions

    Height x Width x Depth: 20 x 11 x 27 in. (50.8 x 27.94 x 68.58 cm)

    Place

    United States of America

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    National Postal Museum Collection

    On View

    Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum

    Data Source

    National Postal Museum

    Topic

    The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
    Popular Culture

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8af75c317-9bea-4f46-958c-acc39c349a82

    Record ID

    npm_0.052985.274.1

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