Photograph of Owney and Railway Post Office clerks

National Postal Museum
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Object Details

Description
Owney, the dog who was the unofficial mascot of the Railway Mail Service in the 1890s, posed in the doorway of a mail car. Four unidentified mail clerks stand outside the car.
Photographer: Unknown
Credit line
National Postal Museum, Curatorial Photographic Collection Photographer: Unknown
c. 1895
Object number
A.2006-47
Type
Photographs
Medium
paper; photo-emulsion
Place
United States of America
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Record ID
npm_A.2006-47
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8ce0a2d1b-1222-428a-a8bd-707d636ab166

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