Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2009.07.010
Accession#:
2009.07
Credit Line:
Donated by Jim Geraghty.
Object Name:
Tag
Title:
Alaska Gastineau Mining Company Miner's Tag
Year Range from:
1914
Year Range to:
1923
Description:
Miner's Tag.
Metal miner's tag from the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company. Tag has six sides, on the front there is stamped and painted lettering that says: "A.G.M. CO. / 220". There is a hole punched through the tag at top center just above the "M."
Metal miner's tag from the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company. Tag has six sides, on the front there is stamped and painted lettering that says: "A.G.M. CO. / 220". There is a hole punched through the tag at top center just above the "M."
Notes:
Tags such as these were used by shift managers to track when miners went into and came out of the mines.
People:
Geraghty, Jim
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AGM Co Miner's Tag # 220
Miner's Tag - Reverse
AGM Co Miner's Tag # 220
Miner's Tag - Reverse