Portland, Maine Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

The design of this oval-shaped, metal tag is relatively common among the Owney tags. The staff or proprietors at Lane & Collins, photographers at the Portland, Maine, railway station gave this tag to Owney. The tag indicates that Owney visited the station and studio on April 14, 1896.

Date

April 14, 1896

Object number

0.052985.144

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Height x Width: 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (1.91 x 3.81 cm)

Place

Maine

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Popular Culture

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm896b3f1d7-8d1e-4053-826b-abfdb91b5491

Record ID

npm_0.052985.144