homingpigeons

12 photos tagged homingpigeons, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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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

  • 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.)

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 ready to be released to carry a long distance message

from National Library of Scotland