Cheyenne, Wyoming Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

Owney received this token from the Wyoming Tribune, a Cheyenne newspaper. It is unclear when Owney received this tag. Owney may have arrived in town by one of the railways that service Cheyenne, including the Union Pacific line or Burlington & Missouri River Railroad.

Date

1888-1897

Object number

0.052985.372

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal (brass)

Dimensions

Height x Width: 15/16 × 15/16 in. (2.38 × 2.38 cm)

Place

Wyoming

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Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Popular Culture

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87e582bd0-34fd-4ace-a382-caa1d3502789

Record ID

npm_0.052985.372