Object Details
Description
This brown leather dog harness was worn by "Stubby", the dog mascot of the Yankee Division during World War I. It is decorated with brass plates engraved with the towns in France where the Yankee Division fought, as well as names of places Stubby visited. The plates read as follows: "Seicheprey", "Monte Carlo", "Property of J. Robert Conroy New Britain, Conn.", "Decorated by Eastern Dog Club Boston April, 1920", "Chemin Des Dames", "Paris", "Meuse Argonne", "Nice", "Monaco", "Chateau Thierry", "Stubby Mascot Yankee Division New Haven Conn to France 1917-1919". There is also a D.C. license which reads "1925 3560 Tax D.C. 1926".
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
J. Robert Conroy
ID Number
AF.58284M
catalog number
58284M
accession number
210736
Object Name
Harness
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
brass (overall material)
Measurements
overall, approx: 16 in x 10 in x 3 in; 40.64 cm x 25.4 cm x 7.62 cm
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Military
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Dogs
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_432476