Portland, Maine Owney tag
Object Details
- Date
- April 14, 1896
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Description
- The design of this oval-shaped, metal tag is relatively common among the Owney tags. The staff or proprietors at Lane & Collins, photographers at the Portland, Maine, railway station gave this tag to Owney. The tag indicates that Owney visited the station and studio on April 14, 1896.
- Place
- Maine
- Topic
- Popular Culture
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Object number
- 0.052985.144
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (1.91 x 3.81 cm)
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.144
The design of this oval-shaped, metal tag is relatively common among the Owney tags. The staff or proprietors at Lane & Collins, photographers at the Portland, Maine, railway station gave this tag to Owney. The tag indicates that Owney visited the station and studio on April 14, 1896. Height x Width: 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (1.91 x 3.81 cm)