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Brooklyn, New York Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this dog license tag while visiting Brooklyn, New York in 1891. The tag provided for Owney to legally be on the streets of the city. There is no information on who purchased the tag for the dog.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1891
- Object number
- 0.052985.434
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 5/8 x 2 5/16 in. (1.59 x 5.87 cm)
- Place
- New York
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.434
- Usage
- CC0
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