Photograph of illustration of Owney on mail sack

Object Details

Date: c. 1895

Description: Illustration of Owney, the dog who was the unofficial mascot of the Railway Mail Service in the 1890s. Owney is shown posed on a US mail sack.; Illustrator: Unknown

Place: United States of America

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Credit line: National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown

Data Source: National Postal Museum

Object number: A.2006-46

Type: Photographs

Medium: paper; photo-emulsion

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm801e72518-3950-4f15-be4f-fb4cec1b9432

Record ID: npm_A.2006-46

Place: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — Illustration of Owney, the dog who was the unofficial mascot of the Railway Mail Service in the 1890s. Owney is shown posed on a US mail sack. Illustrator: Unknown

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Owney the Dog