Camp Douglas, Wisconsin Owney tag
National Postal Museum

Camp Douglas, Wisconsin Owney tag

Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897 · 1888-1897

metal
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Owney received this dog license tag while visiting Camp Douglas, Wisconsin. Camp Douglas was a small, but busy town along the railways between Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota and where east and west trains intersected with the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. There is no information on who purchased the license for Owney, or when it was given to the dog.

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