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District of Columbia Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney was given this District of Columbia dog license tag in 1890. The license allowed Owney to legally travel along the streets of the nation’s capital. The dog license is number “1821.” There is nothing with the tag to indicate who purchased it for the dog to wear.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.422
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in. (3.02 x 3.02 cm)
- Place
- District of Columbia
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.422
- Usage
- CC0
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