This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Owney the Traveling Postal Dog in Smithsonian Exhibit
Smithsonian curator Carl Scheele recounts Owney the Railway Mail Service mascot. From Albany to Washington, Owney gathered 1,017 tags and tokens on a globe trotting life, carried by mail pouches, with a jacket gifted by Postmaster General Wanamaker and tales of loyalty to his clerks.
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Owney
Smithsonian
National Museum of History and Technology
Smithsonian Institution
Carl Scheele
Museum of History and Technology
Postal Service
Albany, N.Y
Albany
New York City
Post
N.Y
Railway Mail Service
Washington, D.C
John Wanamaker
Brooklyn
New York
Daily Eagle
Rock Island
Ill
Paris
Charlestown
Mass
Puyallup
Wash
Detroit
Mich
Denver
John Slisher
Logan
Ohio
J.H. Dwyer
Nashville
Tenn
Newberry
S.A. Rathbun
Pontiac
Sidney, Neb
Sumas
Maysville
Milwaukee
Wis
Humane Burrial
Cod-Liver Glycerine Co
St. Louis
United States
Canada
Mexico
Alaska
Tacoma
Yokohama
Shanghai
Woosung
Foochow
Hong Kong
Singapore
Suez
Algiers
Sao Miguel
Azores
Port Phillip
S.C. Kennel Club of
Los Angeles
Brattleboro, Vt
Baltimore
RMS
Mascoutah Kennel Club
Chicago
Far West
San Francisco
National Assn. of Railway
Toledo
James E. White
Post Office Department
Postal Museum
Department
Geraldine Sanderson