Springfield, Massachusetts Owney tag

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Object Details

Honoree

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897

Description

Owney received this identification token from Daniel C. White of Springfield, Massachusetts. White was employed as a railway worker in Springfield. There is no additional information to indicate when he presented the token to Owney.

Date

1888-1897

Object number

0.052985.411

Type

Seals, Symbols & Signage

Medium

metal

Dimensions

Height x Width: 1 × 1 in. (2.54 × 2.54 cm)

Place

Massachusetts

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8eabbfc8b-3d15-45e7-a0bb-3f307329bad7

Record ID

npm_0.052985.411