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George Anderson Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this identification token while visiting Omaha, Nebraska. The token sports the name of George Anderson, and his position as a clerk in the post office at Omaha. The back of the token is dated 1892. Anderson, a Scottish immigrant, worked as a clerk for several years before transferring over to Omaha’s Free City Delivery service as a letter carrier. Tokens such as these were often attached to keys or luggage in case they were lost.
- For similar tags, see object numbers 0.052985.31, 0.52985.119, 0.052985.135, 0.052985.143, 0.052985.144, 0.052985.146, 0.052985.192, 0.052985.196, 0.052985.201, 0.052985.209 and 0.052985.220.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1892
- Object number
- 0.052985.95.1
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 7/8 x 1 5/16 in. (2.22 x 3.33 cm)
- Place
- Nebraska
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.95.1
- Usage
- CC0
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