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1915

2008

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Start of pigeons N.Y. to Wash'n, 2/13/15 --- J.A. Brady, J.L. Sullivan, Mrs. Geo. Gallant, F. [Fred] C. Schmidt, E.C. Duffy, C.D. Cleveland, A.S. Williams, M.E. Hickless (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2012
Carriers start for Wash'n [i.e., Washington], 2/13/15 (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded February 2012
Franco-British carrier ready to be released to carry a long distance message from National Library of Scotland uploaded June 2010
Franco-British carrier pigeon which makes long distance flights from National Library of Scotland uploaded June 2010
Horse-drawn mobile lofts from National Library of Scotland uploaded June 2010
Very young pair of birds from National Library of Scotland uploaded June 2010
Bathing time from National Library of Scotland uploaded June 2010
Feeding time from National Library of Scotland uploaded June 2010
Baupaume Billy, a famous army carrier pigeon now used for breeding from National Library of Scotland uploaded June 2010
These birds have lost a leg but managed to get through with their messages from National Library of Scotland uploaded June 2010
How the birds are sent up the line from National Library of Scotland uploaded June 2010
White Sewing Machine Co. from Miami University Libraries - Digital Collections uploaded December 2008

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How the birds are sent up the line

from National Library of Scotland

incredible face said:
Triumph model H my wifes Grandfather rode one of these in the Great War

Franco-British carrier pigeon which makes long distance flights

from National Library of Scotland

Flickr said:
Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
Sigurd Krieger said:
Congrats on Xplore!!
Ian Betley said:
Congrats on Explore! ❤📷❤ great image! regards.
Dave McLLwain said:
Congrats on Explore!

Start of pigeons N.Y. to Wash'n, 2/13/15 --- J.A. Brady, J.L. Sullivan, Mrs. Geo. Gallant, F. [Fred] C. Schmidt, E.C. Duffy, C.D. Cleveland, A.S. Williams, M.E. Hickless (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Pixel Wrangler said:
More than two dozen homing pigeons were released in New York City on February 13, 1915, as part of the Poultry and Pigeon Show being held in Madison Square Garden. Officials of the show, pictured above, sent a message of peace, via homing pigeon, to President Wilson, in Washington, DC. On each pigeon's leg was a narrow strip of tissue paper bearing the message: "Universal peace soon will be a god-send". The message was signed by Colonel Lee Crandall. After their arrival in Washington, the pigeons were released the following day at 9:15AM, and almost all of them had arrived in New York City later that day. Three of the pigeons, which belonged to Fred C. Schmidt (pictured above) arrived simultaneously at their loft in Brooklyn at 3:20PM. That six-hour flight was considered to be a "fast flight". — The New York Times ( To see the next photo in this series, click here.)