Knights of Pythias Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

Owney received this token from an unidentified individual in Jaxon [Jackson?], Mississippi. The design at the top of the token reveals that donor was a member of the Knights of Pythias. There is no additional information available to indicate when, or from whom, Owney received the token.

Date

1888-1897

Object number

0.052985.415

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal

Dimensions

1 1/8 in Diam.

Place

Mississippi

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/hm82ce0cff0-0d0d-4d5c-a640-439a6106e961

Record ID

npm_0.052985.415