Saulpaugh Hotel Owney tag
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Saulpaugh Hotel Owney tag

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

metal
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Owney received this hotel key check token while visiting the Saulpaugh Hotel (also called the Grand Saulpaugh Hotel) in Mankato, Minnesota. There is no indication on the tag when Owney visited the large, four-story luxury hotel, or how he arrived in town. Mankato hosted a number of railway lines, including the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; the Chicago & Northwestern; and the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha.

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