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S.E. Bovee El Paso, Texas luggage Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this leather baggage tag from Sheldon E. Bovee on March 28, 1892. Bovee was a letter carrier in El Paso, Texas. El Paso was a stop along the Southern and the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe railroads.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- March 28, 1892
- Object number
- 0.052985.96.7
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- leather
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 2 x 3 1/8 in. (5.08 x 7.94 cm)
- Place
- Texas
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.96.7
- Usage
- CC0
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