Santa Fe, New Mexico button Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

Owney received this uniform coat button from an employee of the Santa Fe Railroad. The button was produced by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. There is no additional information to indicate when the button was given to the dog.

Date

1888-1897

Object number

0.052985.231

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal (brass)

Dimensions

Height x Width: 5/8 × 5/8 in. (1.59 × 1.59 cm)

Place

New Mexico

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Popular Culture

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm871a8c96f-5462-4df8-9ef7-6f1503d3ae6f

Record ID

npm_0.052985.231