Teegarden Hotel Owney tag

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

While visiting LaPorte, Indiana, on the Northern Indiana and South Michigan Railroad, Owney received this tag from the staff or proprietor of the Teegarden Hotel. The hotel had originally been built for Dr. Abram Teegarden when the railroad first reached LaPorte in 1852. There is no available information to indicate when this tag was presented to Owney.