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Sioux City Corn Palace Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this token advertising the Corn Palace in Sioux City, Iowa. This was the last of corn palaces built in that city from 1887-1891. The 1891 Corn Palace featured a 200-foot tower with a balcony. There is no information indicating who presented this token to Owney.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1891
- Object number
- 0.052985.480
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 5/8 x 15/16 in. (4.13 x 2.38 cm)
- Place
- Iowa
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.480
- Usage
- CC0
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