Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

Owney received this railway baggage check token while visiting the Washington, DC depot of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The depot was located at Pennsylvania Avenue and 2nd Street, NW, an area now used for parking. Owney visited the nation’s capital on a number of occasions; there is nothing on this token to indicate when it was given to the traveling canine.

Date

1888-1897

Object number

0.052985.387

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Height x Width: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (4.45 × 4.45 cm)

Place

District of Columbia

United States of America

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Data Source

National Postal Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm858ee3604-8e60-4563-9ae0-a19b3209be47

Record ID

npm_0.052985.387