Photograph of Owney and Railway Post Office clerks

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Object Details

Description

Owney, the dog who was the unofficial mascot of the Railway Mail Service in the 1890s, posed in the doorway of a mail car. Four unidentified mail clerks stand outside the car.

Photographer: Unknown

Credit line

National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown

Date

c. 1895

Object number

A.2006-47

Type

Photographs

Medium

paper; photo-emulsion

Place

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8ce0a2d1b-1222-428a-a8bd-707d636ab166

Record ID

npm_A.2006-47