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Rock Island, Illinois Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- This is one of six metal plates attached to Owney’s collar. He received it from the Rock Island, Illinois railway postal clerks while visiting the city in 1895.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1895
- Object number
- 0.052985.489
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 2 5/8 x 1 3/16 in. (6.67 x 3.02 cm)
- Place
- Illinois
- 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_0.052985.489
- Usage
- CC0
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