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: French Pigeon Trainer, Illustrated War News, WW1


French Pigeon Trainer, Illustrated War News, WW1

A French pigeon trainer with his avian pupils during the First World War. Pigeons, possessing a natural homing instinct, were used extensively as messengers during the conflict

Picture No
10934343
Media ID
46704920
Size
3200px x 4691px (2.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph on the supplementary cover of the Illustrated War News, 12 September 1917
Date
1917

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