Tag, identification

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Tag, identification

Entry/Object ID

65.06.2

Description

Army Dog Tags of Edward E. Bevens. Material: metal, textile. Size: 1 3/8" diameter. Description: silver colored lightweight metal - stamped: "Edward E. Bevens U.S.A." on the front - reverse side stamp: "3127603" - hole pierced through top - two tags joined with cotton cord.

Context

This type of tag is also known informally in the U.S. military as a "dog tag". Ed Bevens grew up at 515 6th Ave. S.E., Waseca, MN; after WWI service, he left Waseca in his Model T Ford for Stillwater, Minnesota where he worked in the state prison. Ed Bevens is the son of David and Amanda Bevens, Armanda?; also he was the brother of Effie Bevens Nelson; Effie is the grandmother of the donor Charlotte Jenson.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tag, Identification

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Label, Identification

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

December 6, 2006

Update Date

November 21, 2024