Owney the dog

National Postal Museum

Object Details

Depicts
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
Description
Mail clerks raised money for preserving their mascot and he was taken to the Post Office Department's headquarters in Washington, DC, where he was on placed on display for the public. In 1904 the Department added Owney to their display at the St. Louis, Missouri, World’s Fair. In 1911, the department transferred Owney to the Smithsonian Institution. In 1926, the Institution allowed Owney to travel to the Post Office Department’s exhibit at the Sesquicentennial exhibit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From 1964-1992, he was displayed at the Smithsonian museum now known as the National Museum of American History and in 1993 he moved to the new National Postal Museum, where he remains on display next to a fabricated Railway Post Office train car.
c. 1885-1897
Object number
0.052985.274.1
Type
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Medium
skin (animal); fur; bone (animal); glass
Dimensions
Height x Width x Depth: 20 x 11 x 27 in. (50.8 x 27.94 x 68.58 cm)
Place
United States of America
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On View
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
National Postal Museum
Topic
The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
Popular Culture
Record ID
npm_0.052985.274.1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8af75c317-9bea-4f46-958c-acc39c349a82
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