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Los Angeles, California Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this identification token from David L. Burke of Los Angeles, California. Burke owned a plumbing business. It is not known when or why he presented this token to the dog. Owney visited the city of Los Angeles several times, including once in 1893 when he was the star of a dog show in the city.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1888-1897
- Object number
- 0.052985.449
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 7/16 × 1 7/16 in. (3.65 × 3.65 cm)
- Place
- California
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.449
- Usage
- CC0
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