Knights of Pythias Owney tag

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Honoree
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
Description
Owney received this token from an unidentified individual in Jaxon [Jackson?], Mississippi. The design at the top of the token reveals that donor was a member of the Knights of Pythias. There is no additional information available to indicate when, or from whom, Owney received the token.
1888-1897
Object number
0.052985.415
Type
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Medium
metal
Dimensions
1 1/8 in Diam.
Place
Mississippi
United States of America
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Record ID
npm_0.052985.415
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm82ce0cff0-0d0d-4d5c-a640-439a6106e961

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