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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution mailman dog owney mascot commons:collection=mail dogs mascots postal uniform postaluniform mustache cap dog collar dogcollar mongrel mutt mix-breed mixbreed terrier man veteran war national postal museum nationalpostalmuseum mail across the commons mailacrossthecommons monochrome Description: Owney was a mongrel dog who became the mascot of the Railway Mail Service in the 1890s. He traveled on mail trains all through the United States and even made a trip around the world on mail steamers. He is shown here posed with an unidentified mail carrier. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Date: 1895 Collection: Owney Collection Repository: National Postal Museum Accession number: A.2008-35 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194387 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. Description: Owney was a mongrel dog who became the mascot of the Railway Mail Service in the 1890s. He traveled on mail trains all through the United States and even made a trip around the world on mail steamers. He is shown here posed with an unidentified mail carrier. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Culture: American Geography: USA Date: 1895 Collection: Owney Collection Repository: National Postal Museum Accession number: A.2008-35 Persistent URL: arago.si.edu/index.asp?con=2&cmd=1&id=194387 View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. | ||||
