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Los Angeles Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this tag from Frank L. Thacker, a Los Angeles, California, gunsmith and firearms dealer. The tag includes the date 1893. Owney is known to have visited Los Angeles in April 1893 when he attended a dog show in the city. There is no additional information that identifies the initials “JA” and number “13” on the other side of the tag.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1893
- Object number
- 0.052985.435
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 1/16 x 3/4 in. (2.7 x 1.91 cm)
- Place
- California
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.435
- Usage
- CC0
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