The Many Lives of Owney the Dog
Object Details
- Creator
- Smithsonian Institution
- Copyright
- © Smithsonian 2016
- Podcast Category
- Society & Culture
- Description
120 years ago, Owney was a global celebrity. He was also a dog. And no, he didn’t juggle plates or dance on two legs, Owney was famous for simply riding trains with the US mail. So, climb aboard the Sidedoor Express and join us as we revisit different chapters of Owney’s story – his rise to fame, his disastrous fall, and his remarkable return to the spotlight at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum. It’ll be a doggone good time.
- Duration
- 24:27 MINS
- Author
- Smithsonian Institution
- Subtitle
- All aboard Owney's USPS Express
- Size
- 29.3 MB
- Uploaded
- Wed, 20 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0000
- Type
- Sound recordings
- Podcast
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg
- See More From Collection
- Sidedoor
- Smithsonian Institution
- Topic
- Smithsonian Sidedoor
- Record ID
- podcasts_400aa99af5967ce4b99c09fb96a289ad
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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