Mailing Clerks Denver, Colorado Owney tag

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Honoree
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
Description
Owney received this token from the clerks in the Denver, Colorado post office on August 13, 1894. About 50 clerks worked in the post office during the days of Owney’s visits to the city. Among the railway lines that Owney may have ridden into the city were the Kansas Pacific and the Denver Pacific railroads.
August 13, 1894
Object number
0.052985.374
Type
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Medium
metal (brass)
Dimensions
Height x Width: 3/4 x 2 3/16 in. (1.91 x 5.56 cm)
Place
Colorado
United States of America
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Topic
Popular Culture
Record ID
npm_0.052985.374
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e7140c5a-58aa-46cf-a96d-37e48b6578c2
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