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George W. Cooley Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this token from George W. Cooley, a Railway clerk who worked on the Aberdeen and Sioux City Railway line. Cooley, born in Maryland, was appointed as a mail clerk in South Dakota and was making $1,000 a year as of 1895. The tag includes the date March 19, 1894. The tag was created by Oscar J. Hoberg, a local watchmaker. Hoberg worked for James G. Thompson & Sons in Sioux City, Iowa during the time Owney was traveling. By 1900, Hoberg was able to open his own watch repair shop with George Thorpe, “Thorpe & Hoberg.”
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- March 19, 1894
- Object number
- 0.052985.151
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.151
- Usage
- CC0
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